Finance Manager / Snr Management Accountant

Finance Manager / Snr Management Accountant

Our client is a Private Equity backed international supply and services group of companies providing a vital service.

The Group has ambitious plans for rapid growth in the UK and Europe, which should provide great opportunities for the right candidate to develop a successful and rewarding career as it expands.

This role is to support the core UK service business which operates from +20 sites across the UK

The role is hybrid; the candidate will likely be required in South Oxfordshire / 2-3 days/week and some limited UK travel to operating centres may be required at times.

Core responsibilities:

Ensure that Management Accounts for the division are delivered in a timely, correct and informative manner

• Ensure that relevant balance sheet reconciliations are carried out regularly and accurately
• Ensure that the financial information flowing into Power BI for centre and divisional management is accurate and meaningful
• Work with centre and divisional management to identify trends, issues or opportunities to support management decision making
• Lead development of the divisional budget and reforecasts as required
• Work with the rest of the Finance department to develop and improve processes to ensure that transactions are processed smoothly and correct the first time
• Provide Financial Modelling & input to Tenders/Opportunities/Improvement Projects
• Support the audit of the relevant entities

Essential skills and experience

• Qualified accountant, PQ approaching qualification or effectively qualified by virtue of deep experience
• Passionate about producing accurate and timely reporting while at the same time being able to see beyond the numbers to understand the underlying business dynamics
• Experience in both producing management accounts and working with management to make use of them
• Experience working with a substantial ERP system (Navision ideal)
• Excellent skills in Excel and other Office programmes
• Full eligibility to work within the UK without restriction

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience working across multi-site, inventory-holding groups of companies incorporating intercompany trading
• Power BI (preferred)
• Experience with system implementation/improvement
• Experience within a Private-Equity-backed business

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