Finance Manager

Kenton Black Limited; Accrington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Competitive salary

Progression opportunity

Job summary

Kenton Black Limited, based in East Lancashire, seeks a technically astute Finance Manager in a newly created role. You will lead the finance function, provide strategic insights, and partner with senior leadership to drive performance across regions and sites.

You will oversee monthly management accounting, statutory requirements, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and the year-end close, while managing a small team and driving improvements in controls and automation.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as Finance Manager or senior finance lead with auditing/statutory experience.
• Strong commercial acumen with manufacturing sector exposure.
• Qualified with CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to communicate financial insights to non-financial heads.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and statutory accounts.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting across multiple sites.
• Manage cash flow and assist year-end close and audits.
• Develop finance team and drive process improvements.
• Partner with operations managers to drive financial performance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Team leadership

ERP systems knowledge

Excel proficiency

Budgeting

Forecasting

Education

CIMA

ACA

ACCA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Based in East Lancashire this multi-site manufacturing business are looking to add a technically astute Finance Manager within a newly created role. Reporting to the Finance Director, the business have an exciting future and boast a strong commercial pipeline. Undergoing a significant transformation, they business are in a period of high-growth. With a unique offering, they are market leaders and boast a strong presence in bespoke manufacturing and the distribution sector. Part of a larger group the business pride themselves on quality products and continue to grow at pace.

Salary and Enhanced Benefits include:

• Hybrid working
• life assurance
• competitive salary
• progression opportunity

Your new role as Finance Manager:

This is a varied role where no day will be the same. As Finance Manager, reporting to the Finance Director, you will be responsible for overseeing the finance department and day to day financial activity. Working closely with senior leadership, you shall provide strategic insights and drive financial performance across multiple regions and business units. Managing a small team you shall take the lead over the financial operation, and be responsible for monthly management accounting, statutory requirements and year-end close, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and lead on audit requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts as well as leading on the preparation of statutory accounts and liaison with external auditors.
• Support year-end and month-end close processes.
• Lead on VAT requirements as well as other statutory reporting obligations.
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes across a multi site operation.
• Provide detailed financial analysis, providing insight and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
• Cash flow forecasting.
• Ensure effective financial controls and governance are maintained, driving improvements across financial processes and reporting, whilst identifying automation opportunities.
• Act as business partner, working closely with operational managers to help them understand financial performance.
• Manage and develop the finance team, monitoring team performance, providing coaching and professional development where required.

Experience & Qualifications Required to apply:

To be considered you shall either have a proven track record of adding value in a Finance Manager role, or be a 1st time practice mover who is technically sound, managed audit/statutory requirements and managed a team within public practice.

With strong commercial acumen, you will ideally have had exposure to financial requirements within the manufacturing sector. Technically astute and formally qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA you will have solid technical skillset, with advanced experience with ERP systems and operating Excel. With knowledge to enhance process improvements, you will be driven to make sense of financial data, with the skills to communicate effectively with non financial heads, ensuring finance are a value add to the rest of the business.