Finance Manager

About the Business

An opportunity to be a Finance Manager for a fun and creative international business based in Manchester, who have lots of growth potential and provide super flexible working. This role gives you a fantastic chance get involved across lots of functions within the business and work with a creative team that operate worldwide.

The role itself is very broad, it is the first on site finance individual the company have hired, and you will need to be happy operation both as part of the senior leadership team making business wider changes and putting invoices on the system!

Main Duties:

As a Finance Manager, your main duties include:

• Company accountant for £4m+ turnover, growing business
• Lead point of contact for all issues related to finance in the business
• Providing the directors, leadership teams and the wider business with commercial clarity
• Point of contact and escalation point for our back-office partner, who are responsible for contracts, timesheets, payroll, invoicing and debtor management for all our temp and contract business.
• Review new client TOBs
• Support and/or lead the negotiation of new supplier contracts and/or renewals.
• Management reporting. Provides regular financial reports to senior management, highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs) and insights.
• Month-end and year-end close. Oversees closing processes, ensuring all accounts are reconciled and accurately reported.
• Forecasting. Develop projections for revenue, expenses, and profitability to aid decision-making.
• Cashflow. Tracks and forecasts cash flow to ensure liquidity and operational stability.
• VAT and tax reporting. Keeps records for VAT tax, intermediary reports and filing periodic returns.
• Responsible for all bookkeeping activities
• You must be happy working at an administrative level too

Location / Office / Culture

The role is hybrid with only 1 day in the office based in Northern England. The company operate from a modern office consisting of a strong team of circa 30 in the company. The business is very flexible in its working patterns and is a unique opportunity to get involved in various aspects of the business.

The salary will be pro rata, the business are seeking someone hours

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified or qualified by experience
• Management Accountant Experience
• Familiar with non-financial manager duties
• Happy to work at all levels in the business
• Well-versed in commercial finance
• A commercially driven mindset

Why Join the business

• Fantastic managers a number of which that have been promoted internally
• Super flexible working in a modern environment
• Regular Social Events
• Annual Contribution to eye & dental care
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• A real chance to bring change to a business

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.