Finance Manager

Fin Search; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Private health

Cash plan

Free on-site parking

Hybrid work option

Job summary

Fin Search are recruiting a Finance Manager in Bradford on a permanent basis. You will own the month-end close across project-based entities, manage WIP, deferred income and revenue recognition, and lead two staff members in a fast-paced PE-backed business.

You will partner with project managers and senior stakeholders to provide insightful commercial analysis, with a strong technical accounting background and excellent communication skills. Hybrid working options available.

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting background.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Clear and persuasive communication; able to challenge and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis and commentary.
• Monitor VAT and CIS returns; manage WIP accounting.
• Produce robust balance sheet reconciliations; support group statutory reporting.

Skills

Technical accounting

Excel

Verbal & written communication

Job description

Fin Search are recruiting a Finance Manager on a permanent basis for a private equity backed, well performing business based in Bradford.

As Finance Manager this role will report in to an excellent ACA qualified Financial Controller, responsible for owning the month end close across the business' project based entities to include WIP, deferred income and revenue recognition. This role will also develop and manage 2 members of staff.

This is an unrivalled opportunity for a technically strong and commercially minded accountant looking for a role in a fast paced private equity business with clear opportunity to add real value and continuously improve.

Duties will include, however are not limited to, prepare monthly management accounts to include variance analysis and supporting commentary, variance vs budget and forecast, VAT and CIS returns, manage the accounting for WIP, produce and review robust balance sheet reconciliations, prepare and support group statutory reporting, review project performance and act as a finance business partner to project managers and senior stakeholders to provide relevant and insightful commercial analysis.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a strong technical accounting background


• Have strong Excel skills


• Have strong verbal and written communication skills and be able to challenge and influence stakeholders

• £60,000 - £65,000


• 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing to 26 days with service


• life assurance


• private health and cash plan


• free on site parking


• opportunity to work from home a day or so each week