Finance Manager

A hospitality/catering company based in West London requires a Finance Manager to join their growing organisation. This is an exciting time to be joining the organisation with its brand new headquarters in West London and revenue growing year on year. The successful candidate will be responsible for a team of 5 in this dynamic and rewarding working environment.

Role Responsibilities -

• Management and preparation of management accounts and monthly flash reporting
• Prepare and present the monthly financial report to management team which includes details such as budget variance analysis, performance measures of agreed company KPI's etc.
• Review the weekly cash flow analysis by department
• Researching and reporting on factors influencing business performance
• Main point of contact for finance queries
• Manage the company financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems, reviewing financial controls and processes making improvements as and when required to minimise financial risk
• Manage customer/supper rebate contract implementation and monitoring ensuring necessary accruals and provisions are made monthly
• Preparation of monthly budget analysis by department and reviewing these with the relevant
• Develop external relationships with contacts such as auditors, solicitors, bankers and statutory organisations such as HMRC etc.
• Determine the companies requirement for foreign currencies
• Preparation of the monthly payroll and review with the managing director before submission to external payroll company
• Manage the company's insurance portfolio
• Manage the submission of statutory accounts
• Preparation of the annual financial statements
• Manage all day to day HR queries and act as the contact point for the business on operational HR matters, ensuring that employee records, contracts and details are kept up to date and recorded accurately
• Manage the finance team of 5, acting as a mentor to finance team members
• Participate in monthly reviews of debtors book with credit controllers to en sure problem accounts are identified and appropriate action is taken
• Other ad hoc duties as and when required

Candidate Requirements -

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA Qualified (or equivalent)
• Ideally five years post qualified
• Catering/Wholesale/Hospitality industry experience would beneficial as would product industry experience
• Knowledge of IFRS101 would be advantageous
• Experience in the above role responsibilities
• Strong excel and finance system skills