Finance Manager

The Finance Manager is a senior member of the Company. His/her role will be to help manage the Company's Finance activities to include the following:

Overall Responsibility

* Efficient and effective operation of the Finance Department of (one direct report) to service the needs of Customers, Suppliers and colleagues.
* Help with Group Accounts as required.

1. Management and Financial Accounting (Direct Personal Responsibility)
a) Preparation of budgets, forecasts and outlook documents
b) Preparation of Management Accounts
c) Preparation of Management Information Reports
d) Cash Management including bank accounts (€, $ and £) and cash reconciliation
e) Bank liaison
f) EC sales and VAT returns

Management and Financial Accounting continued:
g) Supplier and other payments
h) Litigation/legal actions on account matters
i) Management of currency requirements
j) Vetting of new accounts and credit limits
k) Sorting out account related problems
l) Year-end audits
m) Terms and conditions of sale are implemented
n) Non-stock purchases
o) Involvement in special projects
p) Assist in long-term sustainable profitable growth of the Company

2. In conjunction with the Accounts Assistant, responsibility will also encompass the implementation, monitoring and control of the following areas.
a) Credit Control.
b) Non Stock Purchases
c) Purchase Ledger
d) Sales Ledger
e) Cash Book

3. Personnel/Salary Responsibilities
a) Keeping and maintaining all personnel records, including Training, Holiday and Sickness records. Ensuring staff development procedures are in place and are carried out.
b) Management of salaries and PAYE requirements and administration of other needs i.e. pension plans etc through a payroll bureau.
c) In conjunction with the MD, preparation and management of the Company bonus scheme.

4. Company Secretary
a) Exercising the statutory duties and responsibilities of a Company Secretary.
b) Ensuring that all laws relating to Health and Safety and Insurance etc. are observed by the Company.

5. Group
To help and manage the following on behalf of the Group:-
a) Generating consolidated accounts
b) Producing consolidated Budget/Outlook
c) Monitoring and reporting Group cash flow
d) Helping with Company Secretarial duties
e) Payroll management

To be considered for this role you will ideally be a qualified accountant with previous experience in a similar all round role in an SME.

Knowledge of Sage would be an advantage, strong excel skills also required.

The salary on this role is circa £45k possibly higher for a strong candidate plus parking, pension, holidays etc