Finance Manager

Bowen Eldridge Recruitment; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£500 Candidate Referral Scheme

Job summary

Bowen Eldridge Recruitment is seeking a Finance Manager in Cardiff to lead the day-to-day financial operations within a growing business services environment. You will work closely with the Finance Director, owning the day-to-day accounts, including ledgers, reconciliations, and month-end close.

The role offers autonomy to improve processes, manage workload, and drive financial controls while coordinating VAT, HMRC records, and payroll-related activities.

Qualifications

• Experience independently managing a finance function (standalone role).
• Strong purchase ledger, sales ledger, nominal ledger and reconciliation experience.
• Experience with month-end close and management reporting support.
• Credit control and working capital management experience.
• Strong Excel and accounting software capability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain day-to-day accounts function, ensuring records, transactions and reconciliations are accurate and timely.
• Maintain purchase & sales ledgers, nominal ledger records, journals and month-end close activities.
• Monitor cash information, support cash forecasts and coordinate payment runs within approval procedures.
• Review debtors, chase overdue balances, issue statements and resolve queries with stakeholders.
• Reconcile supplier invoices, purchase orders, project codes and expenditure with colleagues.
• Coordinate VAT, HMRC records, audit docs and payroll information with HR and payroll provider.
• Prepare month-end schedules, balance sheet reconciliations and KPI reports for Finance Director.
• Maintain accurate records and improve financial controls, workflows, and reporting practices.

Skills

Excel

Accounting software

Credit control

Working capital management

Month-end close

Management reporting

Ledger reconciliation

Job description

A growing business services company in Cardiff are expanding their finance team and recruiting for a Finance Manager on a permanent basis.

Working closely with the Finance Director, the Finance Manager role will take responsibility for the day-to-day accounts function, ensuring financial records, transactions and reconciliations are accurate, timely and well controlled. This is an autonomous role giving the successful candidate the opportunity to manage their own workload, improve and make changes processes where needed.

Maintain purchase and sales ledgers, nominal ledger records, journals, reconciliations and month-end close activities.

Monitor bank balances, prepare weekly cash information, support cash forecasts and coordinate payment runs within approval procedures.

Review aged debtors, follow up overdue balances, issue customer statements, resolve queries and elevate concerns as appropriate.

Reconcile supplier invoices, purchase orders, project codes, subcontractor costs and committed expenditure with commercial and operational colleagues.

Coordinate VAT, HMRC records, audit documentation and accounting deadlines; liaise with HR and the external payroll provider regarding approved timesheets, salary information, payments and payroll reconciliations.

Prepare month-end schedules, balance sheet reconciliations, debtor and creditor reports and financial KPI information for Finance Director review.

Maintain accurate records and improve financial controls, workflows, documentation and reporting practices.

Finance Manager person specification

Experience independently managing a finance function.

Strong purchase ledger, sales ledger, nominal ledger and reconciliation experience.

Experience with month-end close and management reporting support.

Credit control and working capital management experience.

Strong Excel and accounting software capability.

Experience working with financial controls and authorisation procedures.

Ability to meet deadlines, investigate discrepancies and liaise effectively with senior stakeholders.

This is a hands-on role requiring sound judgement, commercial awareness and the confidence to work independently. The Finance Director retains responsibility for financial strategy, budgets, governance, treasury decisions and final approval of management accounts.

If this role is not quite right for you but you know someone who might be suitable, be sure to use our £500 Candidate Referral Scheme.