Finance Manager

KennedyPearce Consulting; Brentford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Une société de conseil dynamique recherche un Finance Manager/Assistant Financial Controller pour un remplacement maternité de 12 mois pour une entreprise FMCG. Le poste nécessite un comptable qualifié avec une expérience post-qualification de 3 ans et implique un bon équilibre entre commercial et reporting, avec une présence au bureau seulement un jour par semaine.

Qualifications

• Comptable qualifié (ACA/ACCA) avec plus de 3 ans d'expérience.
• Capacité à conduire des améliorations à travers le changement.

Responsibilities

• Contribuer commercialement à l'augmentation de la rentabilité.
• Préparer et soutenir la création de prévisions financières et de plans d'affaires.
• Responsabilité de la déclaration fiscale et du processus d'audit annuel.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

ACA/ACCA Qualified

Job description

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KennedyPearce are hiring a Finance Manager/ Assistant Financial Controller on a 12 month mat cover starting from MID OCTOBER for an FMCG company. We are looking to talk with candidates who are available to start in October. This position will suit an ACA audit Qualified candidate (or equivalent) with 3 years post qualified experience. This role will require only one day in the office based in West London and the rest of the role will be remote. If you are a hands on, qualified accountant this role will be for you as there is a perfect blend of commercial and reporting.

The duties of the Finance Manager:

• Contribute commercially to increasing profitability, working closely with sales and marketing.
• Work closely with the country manager and support them in analysing and optimizing the commercial spend (Trade Spend and marketing).
• Prepare and support the organization in creating financial forecasts and business plans.
• Support the sales director in pricing decisions.
• Prepare and post monthly Trade Spend working closely alongside the Sales team to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Coordinate and process monthly payroll for the UK and Ireland entities with the payroll provider to ensure accurate and timely payments
• Review Daily bookkeeping for the group
• Review of monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing of accounts
• Responsibility for statutory reporting and working closely with the auditors
• VAT Return Review for both the UK and Ireland
• Intrastat and EC Sales List/VIES reporting review and submission
• Sugar Tax Reporting in Ireland review and submission
• Responsible for Annual statutory audit and financial statement preparation process under IFRS
• Accounts receivable and Accounts Payable overview and management
• Review of certain balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with reporting and invoicing queries within all systems
• Assist the Senior Financial controller with ad hoc queries and projects including annual Budgeting

The candidate:

• Ability to challenge the status quo and drive improvement through change
• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA) with 3+ years post qualification experience