Finance Manager

Cedar are looking for a Finance Manager to run the full finance function of a very exciting long term development project. The ideal candidate will have previously managed a finance team with broad accounting accounting experience including, management and financial accounting, financial analysis and business partnering.

The role in short will include but not limited to:

·Overseeing the finance function for a long term property project.
·Budgeting and forcasting.
·Ensure contracts are in place and monitored with external and internal consultants
·Monthly spend / forecast reviews with key stakeholders
·Attend monthly cost and commercial meetings and provide monthly update reports..
·Flagging financial risks/issues as needed.
·End to end management of cash flow - client billing approval, invoicing and debt management.
·Liaising with Group Accounts Payable team to respond to and manage AP queries.
·Reconciliation of payroll and balance sheet reconciliations.
·Understand and explain variances in both month and forecast.
·Ensure clean balance sheet including maintaining documentation to support any balances in accruals, prepayments, deferred income and work in progress
·Support year-end processes and external audit queries.


Previous experience:


·Experience in management & financial accounting
·Project Accounting experience and ability to work across a client team with strong stakeholder management skills
·Strong Excel skills
·Strong customer service and quality focus
·Good ability to work well and methodically in a demanding environment
·Able to use initiative (and advice of others) to identify new solutions.
·Ability to work to and meet deadlines
·High level of attention to detail and accuracy
·Down to earth, hands on pragmatic individual
·SAP experience would be very beneficial