Finance Manager

Robert Half Finance and Accounting are currently looking to recruit a Finance Manager to join an exciting start-up business experiencing going through huge growth based in Moreton-in-Marsh (commutable from Cheltenham/Worcester/Oxford). For the right person the client is offering a very competitive:

£35,000 - £40,000 plus benefits

About Our Client

A start-up business that has been trading since September but in this short space of time secured a large amount of accounts and got themselves into some very reputable Healthcare magazines. The client is now looking for a very forward thinking Finance Manager to report directly into the Finance Director who himself has a history of rapidly expanding start-up business. This role is newly created due a dramatic increase in sales and the role responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Job Description:

• Manage and participate in day-to-day transactional work including CAPEX, Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger
• Stock Management and Purchase Order processing (including preparation of monthly stock orders from sister company in Canada)
• Cashflow Forecasting - Maintain a rolling three-month forecast, as well as generating payment runs, and general management of working capital
• Bank Reconciliations - Responsibility for regular reconciling of all bank accounts
• Manage processing of all Expenses, both cash claims and credit card expenditure
• Payroll - Manage starters/leavers process, generate draft monthly payroll runs, and take responsibility for all PAYE reporting and submissions to HMRC
• VAT - Preparation of quarterly VAT Returns
• Budgeting - Involvement in annual budgeting process, and mid-year reforecasting as and when required
• Ensure financial security and integrity at all times
• Preparation of monthly P&L and Balance Sheet, including reconciliations of all key B/S accounts
• Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly sales reports, comparing actual performance with budget and/or forecast
• Ad-hoc sales, expenditure and profit analyses, as required by Senior Management team
• Lead the year-end audit preparation and be main point of contact on all audit matters

Your profile:

• A self-starter, able to take direction but also able to use your own initiative, prioritising accordingly to get the job done
• Analytical, a problem-solver, focussed on attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where double-digit growth is the norm
• Strong systems background with the ability to streamline and improve policies and procedures, enabling the business to 'scale-up' in line with expectation
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise projects
• Strong communication skills, articulate and able to discuss detailed financial information with 'non-financial' staff across all departments
• A team player, with effective verbal and listening skills

Must have's

• A qualified Accountant, with up to two years PQE
• Strong experience creating sets of management accounts and analysing trends within the figures
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills (e.g. Vlookups, SumIfs, Macros etc)
• Experience of various Accounting Software packages (Microsoft Dynamics of benefit but not essential)
• Clean driving license

For the right person the client is offering a very competitive:

£35,000 - £40,000 plus benefits

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.