Finance Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, Somerset, Taunton
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- Sep 5, 2019
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- Job Role
- Finance Manager
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Great Taunton based opportunity to join an ambitious and thriving business. The role would suit a qualified accountant with an SME background and experience dealing with monthly reporting as well as stakeholder management.
Client Details
Our client is an exciting, growing and fast-paced SME based in Taunton looking expand it's team and create a talent pool to pioneer their growth ambitions. This role and business would suit a strong management accountant looking to take a step up or a Finance Manager looking for a change with a passion for the SME space.
Description
The duties and responsibilities for the Finance Manager are as follows:
- Reporting to the Financial Controller.
- To work closely with operations to ensure processes are carried out as efficiently as possible and assist with process improvement where required.
- Preparation of customer budgets and forecasts as well as participating in budgetary and forecast planning meetings with the Client.
- Manage the production of budgets and forecasts.
- To manage all financial control procedures and ensuring contract expenditure is managed to budgetary constraints.
- Managing and producing weekly financial and statistical information for the client as well as period reporting.
- Work with operations to challenge the financial results.
- Complete customer period end and collating the Period Pack.
- Full balance sheet reconciliations and reconciling all accounts on a monthly basis
- To have a strong focus and be proactive towards working capital.
- To carry out ad hoc requests from the Financial Controller as required.
Profile
A successful finance manager must possess the following:
- ACCA, ACA, CIMA Qualified (0-4 PQE)
- Educated to degree level (desirable)
- Experience in business partnering (desirable)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Ability to communicate effectively and proactively to both internal and external stakeholders
- Proactively challenge and mentor site operational teams
- Knowledge and understanding of KPI's with understanding of financial management / performance
- Ability to work to deadlines, paying attention to detail whilst prioritising workload
- Must pay strong attention to detail in all aspects of their work.
- Will be flexible and self-motivated with the ability to work on their own initiative.
Job Offer
Attractive Package + additional benefits and flexible working options.
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.
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