Finance Manager

Harper May Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in Central London is seeking an experienced Finance Manager. The role includes managing monthly consolidated accounts, improving financial reporting processes, and ensuring robust financial controls. Candidates should have strong management reporting experience, technical accounting knowledge, and be ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified. This position offers a dynamic work environment within a rapidly expanding organization.

Qualifications

• Proven relevant accounting experience and technical knowledge.
• Strong attention to detail and a controls-focus.
• Committed to ensuring overall team objectives are met.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly consolidated management accounts.
• Continuous improvement of financial reporting processes.
• Review and substantiate Group balance sheet and key controls.
• Provide technical accounting expertise and maintain policies.
• Assist with annual statutory financial statements preparation.
• Plan and execute year end audit.
• Ensure robust financial control environment.
• Identify and strengthen financial control opportunities.

Skills

Management reporting experience

Attention to detail

Technical accounting knowledge

Team player

Education

ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified

Job description

Overview

Harper May is currently in partnership with a renowned FMCG company situated in Central London. This company boasts a global presence and a robust distribution network, enabling the delivery of exceptional products to markets around the world. Our client is presently in search of a skilled Finance Manager to become part of their continuously expanding team.

This position is particularly thrilling as it provides the chosen candidate with a comprehensive and dynamic role within a rapidly developing organisation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the monthly consolidated management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and Key metrics) and information packs reporting to the Financial Controller.
• Continuous improvement of the Group's monthly financial reporting process and controls including intercompany.
• Regular review and substantiation of the Group balance sheet and key controls.
• Provide technical accounting expertise and maintain the Group's accounting and financial policies.
• Assist with the consolidation and preparation of annual statutory financial statements for Group entities.
• Assist with the planning and execution of the Groups year end audit to ensure it is delivered on time and to budget.
• Ensure the Group financial control environment is robust and all financial reporting requirements across the company are met to a high standard.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the financial control environment and manage the resulting implementation.
• Other Group Finance Manager activities as required to support the Group Financial Controller.

Requirements

• Strong management reporting experience
• Proven relevant accounting experience and technical knowledge (Financial / Management information)
• Strong attention to detail and a controls-focus
• Team player committed to ensuring that the overall team objectives are met
• ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified would be preferential