Group Finance Manager

Group Finance Manager

Based: Bolton

Salary: highly dependent on experience. Excellent benefits and possible future opportunities

12 month FTC. WFH currently with flexibility to for future

Our client is a UK leading service business who have grown dramatically over the last 5 years with numerous acquisitions along the way further facilitating their UK growth. Based in the heart of Bolton in a brand new office, it is an exciting time to join their progressive finance team.

This position will be managing a team of 2 and providing effective financial control and information to all areas of group finance.

Role:

• Managing Cashg Accountant team, supporting and developing strong working capital management, reporting and forecasting for the group
• Providing monthly financial results for all cost centres to Financial Controller commenting on variances to budget and forecast
• Preparing audit packs for group companies, complying with tax rules
• Business Partnering with budget holders and senior managers, guiding and challenging commercial decisions
• Building strong relationships with central teams, providing monthly reports and holding monthly calls with budget holders to ensure they understand financial and operational performance & KPI's
• Consolidating, manipulating and presenting data extracted from ledgers, payroll, HR producing information to influence business outcomes
• Ensuring financial KPI's for all business functions are highlighted on key trends
• Preparing all budgets and forecasts, supporting budget holders through process
• Maintaining financial models to ensure consistency in forecast and budget across all cost centres
• Preparing consolidated group budget and relevant supporting analysis and presentation
• Producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Incorporating new or acquired businesses into core systems, procedures
• Implementing robust financial systems across all divisions and SSC
• Ad-hoc analysis and reporting for budget holders, Directors or CFO

Experience:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified essential
• Strong management accounts and group finance experience highly desirable
• Proven ability to influence outcomes and challenge managers when required
• Team management and development experience essential
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build lasting relationships internally
• Advance Excel skills essential - data manipulation, analysing and presenting

This role is a 12 month contract so you must be available immediately or within a week. Please send your CV for immediate consideration!