FINANCE MANAGER

This position is a stand alone Financial Controller position based in a very successful and fast growing SME retail business based in High Wycombe.

This business has seen amazing growth in the past few years since its inception 3 years ago and there are further exciting business enhancement and expansion plans coming.

*Produce full management accounts on a monthly basis taking over the current process from our Chartered Accountants, MI is produced for each operating business including a consolidated set and debt summary.

*Produce and submit the monthly VAT return.

*Produce a weekly P&L for both sites on the first day of each week.

*Keep the cash flow forecast up to date as and when new information presents itself.

*Produce a cash flow forecast on a weekly basis and present it to senior management weekly

*Reconcile the banked cash from the operating businesses on a daily basis.

*Ensure cash is banked in a timely fashion and all reconciling items followed up in a timely fashion.

*Point out to Senior Management where improvements can be made to costs across the business.

*Rationalise suppliers across operating sites as much as possible pointing out to senior management whenever possible.

*Ensure all sites have the same low costs across suppliers on all invoices presented for payment.

*Ensure that the operating businesses present a stock take at the end of every month

*Ensure that all prices are accurately recorded and detailed uniformly across all sites to ensure that appropriate margins are being maintained and to ensure sales analysis can be compared like for like.

*Margin questions should be addressed in a timely manner with Senior Management.

*Provide oversight and feedback to Senior Management to ensure that payroll is processed in a timely manner each month (as and when required) and act as back up to the HR & Payroll

*Ensure that the operating businesses have appropriate cash and purchasing controls in place.

*From time to time, re-underline the firms polices to the operating businesses.

*Implement the purchasing approval system across the business for the operating sites.

*The business has USD liabilities which may need hedging from time to time. Experience in this area would be seen as a positive.

*Purchase ledger, sales ledger, invoice payments and some credit control

This is a great opportunity to be in fully integrated hands on role in this busy business and be part of their future growth.

If this sounds like your role then please apply today or contact me at

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