Finance Manager

Jacob Grey have partnered with a successful Harlow based business who seek to appoint a Studier or Qualified Finance Manager. This is a fantastic role which encompasses not only monthly accounting, and team leadership, but also access to commercial accounting and business partnering. Not only that but there is the distinct scope to progress (potentially FC in the near future). Reporting to an engaging and well respected Company Director and dotted line to a group FD the remit for this role entails: • Preparing a detailed set of management accounts each month • Balance sheet reconciliations, P&L, accruals, prepayments, and journal adjustments • Variance analysis and commentary in order to provide insight to the board • Assisting with Year End reporting and Statutory Accounting • Acting as point of contact between the audit team and finance department to ensure requested backup is supplied and queries are answered in a timely manner. • Supporting budgeting, reforecasting, and variance analysis across the business • Managing financial compliance, including VAT and HMRC reporting • Supporting commercial decisions with clear, timely financial insight • Working with external accountants and banks to ensure statutory requirements are met • Contributing to financial planning as the business grows across new sites and services • Preparing of detailed breakdowns of various expense categories to assist external advisors with preparation of corporation tax returns. • Assisting with cashflow management and forecasting • Leading and mentoring a small finance team, managing all transactional duties • Ad hoc analysis of data to provide insight to the business • Over time you may also take on additional duties as the business grows/makes acquisitions and introduces new processes/systems The ideal candidate will be studying, at any stage along their journey from recently commenced, part qualified or even qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) and must possess recent demonstrable experience preparing detailed management accounts. In addition to this, the ideal candidate will have a commercial bias and be keen to utilise commercial analysis tools to provide insight and financial planning support as the business grows. This is a great opportunity to work for an established but highly ambitious business, where the opportunities to progress are distinct.