Finance Manager

Our client based near Stansted airport provides Michelin quality food to private jet owners.

Following a recent acquisition, they now need a permanent, full-time Financial Manager to take ownership of the accounts function and report to the CEO. 
 
Responsibilities will include: 

• Ensure the Sales Ledger is accurate and assist the sales team in entering information
• Ensuring all supplier purchases are recorded accurately in the Purchase Ledger
• Processing monthly staff expense claims and ensuring costs are correctly coded
• Ensuring that every transaction in Xero is allocated correctly
• Ensuring all transactions have the correct VAT treatment applied to them
• Performing daily bank reconciliation
• Performing monthly credit card reconciliations
• Ensuring that supplier and customer details in accounting system are correct and up-to-date
• Implement and maintain effective financial processes, systems and controls 
• Work with the operations team on product costings, margin analysis and stock controls
• Collate financial information for R&D tax credits
• Answering ad hoc financial queries from the senior management team
• Preparation and filing of HMRC returns, VAT returns and P11Ds
• Monitoring cash flow - preparing cash analysis and forecasting
• Assist company’s accountants for the year-end accounts 
• Assist with the annual budget process

Candidate Profile

You will be ACA, ACCA or CIMA/ACMA –with FMCG experience a plus, and at least 4 year’s experience. Knowledge of Xero would be useful and you will be perfectly comfortable using Excel to at least an intermediate level. Experience of catering businesses also would be beneficial.

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