Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Handle Recruitment Limited
- Location
- England, London, West End
- Salary
- £50000 - £55000 per annum
- Posted
- 17 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 24 Jan 2019
- Ref
- BBBH73654
- Contact
- Edward Cardona
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Finance Manager needed for an SME retailer on a temp to perm basis. My client are an extremely entrepreneurial business, and this role is the senior finance role in the company as it delivers its growth phase. It will be an exciting, rewarding, demanding role and will be an excellent way of establishing the credentials for the right candidate to step into a broader FC or even FD role the future.
Key Responsibilities include
- Preparation of monthly management accounts - including Balance sheet, P&L & cashflow
- Prepare bi-monthly cashflow forecasts
- Balance sheet reconciliations including frequent stock and inventory assessments
- Deliver monthly flash forecasts and annual budgets , prepare board reports
- Actively lead year-end audit and statutory accounts preparation; ensure all statutory compliance requirements are met, using third parties where needed.
- Prepare and maintain suitable budgeting and forecasting routines
- Maintain infrastructure of internal controls
- Manage Finance Assistant on general ledger financial accounting and or any related tasks
- Drive continuous improvement of processes and procedures to support growth;
- Projects and initiatives as required by the business
Candidate requirements
- ACA, ACCA Qualified : experienced with all statutory demands of a standalone entity (start-up/growth phase business)
- Hands-on & attention to detail
- Proactive, organised, self-starter and able to work to tight deadlines
- Communication: able to operate in a small team/ company across all functions
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
- Strong MS Office skills particularly Excel, and SAGE
- Inventory and stock management experience expected, digital marketing /e-commerce experience advantageous but not critical
Handle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.