Finance Manager

Description:
Our client is a well-known Retailer who's defying the current economic retail climate. They're  looking for a Finance Manager to join their team in their Central London Head Office. This role offers strong personal development within a friendly cultured, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where decisions are made quickly meaning no day is the same.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee and provide hands on support for the period-end close.
• Deliver timely and accurate monthly management information with commentary that demonstrates comprehensive understanding of cost drivers and variance analysis to budget and prior year.
• Hold monthly review meetings, Identifying drivers of overspend and support.
• Evolve month end reporting and analysis to better communicate financial performance to key stakeholders to support decision making.
• Manage risk and opportunity through the preparation of robust margin balance sheet reconciliations 
• Significant involvement in the year-end process, preparation of deliverables for the audit and key contact for the auditors during the audit process.
• Day-to-day management of a Management Accountant and Assistant Management Accountant. 
• Manage team workload, identify future resourcing requirements and support the recruitment process.
• Ongoing non-business as usual project work within the finance team as and when required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Qualified accountant with 2+ years PQE.  
• Retail or e-commerce experience preferable 
• Demonstrable experience of providing critical support to the business. 
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and a desire to drive improvements in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial business.

Salary, Benefits & Duration:
Salary: Around £60,000 
Duration: Permanent