Finance Manager

Rutherford Briant Recruitment; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for an experienced Management Accountant to provide critical financial support to the senior leadership team. In this hands-on role, you'll oversee budgeting, cash flow management, and collaboration with the commercial team, all within a dynamic and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent experience.
• Good Excel experience.
• Able to influence staff and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support CFO with finance duties.
• Manage budgeting process and cash management.
• Lead VAT returns and reconciliations.

Skills

Excel

Influencing non-finance staff

Cost management analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or qualified by experience

Job description

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Are you an experienced Management Accountant looking for more responsibility? Would you like to be integral to the business and support the wider functions with insightful information? Working in a creative and collaborative environment you will support the CFO with all finance duties. As well as being hands on you will also act as a business partner to the senior leadership team outside of finance.

Typical duties

• Working with the commercial team as a finance business partner
• Cash management including forecasting
• Management of supplier process
• VAT return submissions and reconciliations
• Assistance with the yearend budget process across the group including P&L, balance sheet, cashflows and KPIs
• Leading on operational aspects of budgeting process, consolidation of sales and cost base, co-ordination of budget timetable and preparing budget P&L, balance sheets, cashflows etc.
• Principle point of contact for external auditors and corporate tax advisors
• Cost management analysis
• Full monthly suite of balance sheet reconciliations to audit standard.
• VAT returns and submissions.

The ideal candidate will have;

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or qualified by experience
• Good Excel experience
• Able to influence non-finance staff and build solid working relationships, especially with commercial and production teams.
• Open, supportive, approachable management style, focussed on developing staff and driving efficiency and accuracy in financial processes.

Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.