Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Finance Manager's Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Finance Manager to join our team. This role is integral to ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our financial operations. You will oversee accounts and bookkeeping, prepare financial reports, and manage payroll, while adhering to financial regulations and policies. The ideal candidate must have experience working within FMCG, catering or hospitality.

Finance Manager's Key Responsibilities:

Accounts and Bookkeeping:

• Administer and prepare customer invoicing.
• Investigate and resolve customer debit notes, liaising directly with customers as required, manage credit control, including chasing overdue invoices.
• Handle weekly sales reporting for lenders and prepare monthly reconciliations.
• Record customer payments and maintain accurate financial records and record all income and expenditure.
• Oversee direct debits and standing orders and manage funds and transfers.
• Perform bookkeeping tasks to trial balance.
• Analyse financial data and trends.
• Provide clerical and administrative support to management.
• Raise ad hoc purchase orders for services and prepare and submit VAT returns.

Financial Accounting:

• Perform cash flow forecasting.
• Assemble information for external auditors during the annual audit.
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system.
• Update and manage the chart of accounts and the annual budget.
• Follow established accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare and update weekly and monthly sales schedules.
• Create efficient methods for financial record-keeping and reporting.
• Oversee stock accounting, control, and administration for accounting purposes.
• Calculate monthly sales commissions.
• Ensure compliance with all financial and accounting regulations and legislation.
• Report financial activities to government authorities as required and provide management with regular financial analysis and insights.

Payroll:

• Prepare monthly payroll, submit monthly and annual filings to HMRC and manage pension submissions.

Finance Manager's Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in a finance or accounting role.
• Strong knowledge of bookkeeping and financial management to trial balance.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in accounting software and financial reporting tools.
• Familiarity with VAT preparation and compliance.
• Experience in cash flow forecasting and payroll preparation.
• Knowledge of UK financial regulations and legislation.
• Exceptional organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Additional Information:
This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a supportive and collaborative environment. If you are detail-oriented, proactive, and have a strong financial background, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience and suitability for the role.

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are acting on behalf of the client as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

To be considered for the role you must have the relevant experience detail in the JD and full rights to work in the UK without sponsorship requirements at any point