Finance Manager

Solus Accident Repair Centres; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle repair company in the UK seeks a skilled professional to lead financial reporting and accounting team oversight. You will ensure statutory compliance and drive continuous improvement within financial processes. Ideal candidates will have experience in month-end accounting procedures and technical accounting knowledge. The role offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and supportive policies, ensuring a welcoming work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Company pension scheme

33 days' holiday

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in Month End procedures and understanding of technical accounting.
• Ability to produce monthly reports according to guidelines.
• Experience in statutory accounting and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month end management accounts preparation including accruals and prepayments.
• Report results to Parent Company; ensure compliance with statutory obligations.
• Drive improvement of accounting policies and foster collaborative work.

Skills

Month End procedures

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Overview

The role: To work with the Financial Controller, leading a team of part qualified accountants, to carry out the financial processing and reporting activities of the business. This role requires experience in Month End procedures, understanding of technical accounting and involves completion of group and external reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the preparation of month end management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, and similar accounting entries
• Reporting results to Parent Company as per parent company guidelines (including monthly budget vs actual reports and commission data, etc)
• Leading the analysis of monthly numbers, ensuring the team present these in a relatable format
• Ensuring the business meets all of it\'s statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and taxation
• Assisting with Financial Controller with production of statutory accounts
• Leading the VAT process
• Preparing supporting documentation and evidence for the annual external audit
• Drive continuous improvement of end-to-end accounting policies
• Understand, anticipate, and deliver customer (internal and external) needs while building effective relationships
• Positively respond to both internal and external customers through effective communication and personal accessibility
• Understand procedures and processes and operate them to the required standard encouraging best practice
• Provide knowledge and understanding to coach and support others within the team
• Ability to actively drive improvement and perform tasks with an understanding of business requirements
• Engage with operations team to ensure collaborative working throughout the company
• Convey company messages and ideas clearly and openly, involving people in decisions, and providing constructive feedback
• Any other tasks deemed required within a similar remit

Qualifications

Who are Solus?

Solus, who are owned by Aviva, are one of the UK leaders in vehicle repairs, returning cars to the road in just 11 days on average and a 4.6/5 star customer rating. With an award-winning apprenticeship programme and winners of other recognised industry awards Solus are proud to be shaping the future of vehicle repair.

Why Join Solus?

We have so much to offer when it comes to being a Solus colleague:

• Competitive salary based on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Bonus opportunity tied to your performance and the overall success of Solus.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• 33 days\' holiday (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Save money with up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts.
• Share in Aviva\'s success through the Aviva Save As You Earn scheme.
• Supportive policies including parental and carer\'s leave.
• Wellbeing focus with tools like Group Income Protection and 24/7 GP access.

At Solus, we value inclusivity and welcome all applicants. If you\'re excited but don\'t tick every box, we encourage you to apply-your unique skills might be just what we need.

We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria-just email us after applying to let us know.

Ready to join us? Apply online today, and our team will be in touch within 14 days.