Finance Manager

Michael Page (UK); Altrincham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking hospitality business is seeking a Finance Manager to enhance audit processes and gain exposure to commercial finance. This role is ideal for a newly qualified ACA/ACCA accountant looking to develop a diverse skill set in a dynamic environment. You will collaborate with experienced finance professionals, manage audit deliverables, and ensure compliance with UK GAAP. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for career progression in a supportive team atmosphere. Join a company that values growth and development while contributing to its ongoing success.

Benefits

Free parking

Free lunch daily

Holidays

Pension

Company discounts

Career progression opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Newly qualified ACA/ACCA Accountant from Practice or industry.
• Experience of managing and delivering a clean audit to budget.

Responsibilities

• Improve internal audit processes and reduce completion time.
• Liaise with external auditors for P&L and balance sheet analysis.

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualification

UK GAAP

Audit process improvement

Balance sheet analysis

Advanced Excel skills

Communication and influencing skills

Education

Newly qualified ACA/ACCA

Job description

I'm working with a well-established, privately owned hospitality business to recruit a 1st time mover for this newly created Finance Manager position.

Whilst the main focus of the role is improving deliver of the audit, this role offers exposure to all things commercial both from a finance perspective and just more generally around the running of a business.

Client Details

My client are a well established, privately owned hospitality business turning over circa £300 million as a group. With an extremely experienced finance team around you, this opportunity is brilliant for someone making that first step in to industry who wants to gain a skill set in a variety of different areas including the more commercial side of finance.

Description

Given your technical skillset and experience, your main responsibility will be the improvement of the audit process internally, ideally reducing the time it takes to complete;

• Liaise with the external auditors to understand audit deliverables including, P&L, balance sheet and tax analysis and sample testing data to the agreed timetable
• Liaise with the Group Financial Controller and Management Accountants to ensure audit deliverables are produced in the format required. Provide ad hoc analysis for reporting requirements in the statutory accounts that are not part of the monthly management accounts process.
• Keep up to date with upcoming technical requirements and ensure that these are briefed out to the business and considered in advance of implementation
• Review and approve Balance Sheet reconciliations prepared by the divisional and central accounting teams

Profile

• Newly qualified ACA/ACCA Accountant from Practice or industry qualified accountant with experience of stat accounts prep/ audit in a multi-entity environment
• Experience of UK GAAP
• Proven ability to understand balance sheet structures and present appropriately
• Experience of managing and delivering a clean audit to budget and timetable
• Good communicator and influencing skills
• Ideally, experience preparing group consolidated accounts including foreign subsidiaries
• Quick learner, able to hit the ground running
• Advanced Excel skills

Job Offer

• Competitive salary
• 5 days per week on site with flexible working hours, office open as early as 06:30am
• Free parking
• Free lunch daily
• Holidays
• Pension
• Company discounts
• Career progression and endless learning opportunities