Finance Manager

Holden Jones; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG distributor in London is seeking a talented Finance Manager to handle end-to-end accounting and business partnering tasks. The role involves preparing management accounts, budgeting, supervising ledgers, and liaising with auditors. The ideal candidate should be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or a finalist, with strong communication and Excel skills. Experience in a product-based environment is preferred.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant preferred, finalists with SME experience accepted.
• Excellent communicator with strong technical accounting skills.
• Exposure to a product-based environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of month-end management accounts including financial reports.
• Supervision of transaction ledgers, cash book, stock, and fixed assets.
• Preparation and review of VAT returns.

Skills

Financial management

Excellent communication

Staff management

Strong Excel skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Finalists considered

Tools

MS Dynamics

Power BI

Job description

c£60,000

An entrepreneurial importer / distributor of FMCG goods is seeking to hire a talented Finance Manager to cover the variety of end to end accounting and commercial business partnering tasks to all aspects of the business, supported by a small team.

The key responsibilities would be:

• Preparation of month end management accounts, including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reporting
• Preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecast review with revised actuals.
• Supervision of the transaction ledgers, cash book, stock and fixed assets
• Review of Gross Margins, Cost of Sales analysis and Stock variances, including monthly sales and order report
• Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and review of P&L expenses against budgets and forecasts.
• Preparation of draft statutory accounts and supporting audit schedules and liaising with our auditors
• Preparation and review of VAT returns

Ideally, the successful candidate will be an ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant but finalists will also be considered with experience of financial management in SME organisations as would candidates making their first move from practice. You will be an excellent communicator and staff manager with a commercial outlook on top of sound technical accounting skills. Exposure to MS Dynamics and/or Power BI would be a bonus, but strong Excel skills would be expected. It is preferable that the individual has exposure in a product-based environment.