Finance Manager

Kenton Black Limited; Chatburn; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Career progression

Job summary

Kenton Black Limited, based in East Lancashire, is seeking a technically astute Finance Manager in a newly created role reporting to the Finance Director. This high-growth manufacturing and distribution group operates across multiple regions.

You will lead the finance team, manage monthly management accounts, statutory requirements and year-end close, and drive budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and audit activities, partnering with operational managers.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a Finance Manager role or equivalent in public practice
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in manufacturing sector
• Technically astute with formal professional qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) and ERP/Excel proficiency

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts and statutory accounts with external auditors
• Lead year-end close and close processes while ensuring compliance
• Oversee VAT and other statutory reporting obligations
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for multi-site operations across regions
• Provide financial analysis and strategic insights to support commercial decisions
• Forecast cash flow and manage working capital
• Maintain strong financial controls and drive process improvements including automation
• Partner with operations managers to interpret financial performance
• Manage and develop the finance team, including coaching and development

Skills

Finance leadership

Team management

Commercial acumen

Audit coordination

ERP systems

Excel

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

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 as well as competitive salary and 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.