Finance Manager

Clearwater People Solutions Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearwater People Solutions Ltd is recruiting for a Finance Manager to join the team onsite in the United Kingdom. The role oversees the day-to-day operations of the Finance department, including reporting to the UK and Group Boards, reconciliations, and compliance tasks.

The successful candidate will hold a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent) with at least five years in accounting and prior line management experience.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accounting qualification required (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years' experience in an accounting environment.
• Experience of managing individuals and teams.
• Strong Excel skills and client-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and develop monthly internal finance reports for the UK Board of Directors.
• Prepare and develop monthly finance reports for the Group Board of Directors.
• Complete full monthly reconciliations of Sage and ERP including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare annual statutory reports under UK GAAP and IFRS and annual Corporation Tax Returns.
• Oversee Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger and Nominal Ledger; manage cash flow and payroll processing.
• Handle VAT returns, EC Sales Intrastat and other compliance tasks.
• Act as point of contact for year-end external audit process.

Skills

Excel proficiency

People management

prioritisation

Education

ACCA / CIMA / ACA or equivalent

Job description

Our client is currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join their team. The Finance Manager will be responsible to manage the day to day operations of the Finance team.

This role will be based onsite.

Key Responsibilities for the Finance Manager

• Prepare and develop the monthly internal finance reports for the UK Board of Directors
• Prepare and develop the monthly finance reports for the Group Board of Directors
• Full monthly reconciliation of Sage and the ERP System including full balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare and develop monthly budget analysis reports for cost centres and projects
• Prepare the annual year-end reconciliations
• Point of contact for year-end external audit process
• Prepare annual Statutory reports under UK GAAP and IFRS
• Prepare annual Corporation Tax Returns
• Accounts Production - analysis and variance reporting
• Management of Finance Department including Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger and Nominal Ledger
• Cash Flow Management and Reporting
• Banking Administration
• Letter of Credit and Trade Finance Management
• Management of Monthly Payroll preparation and submission
• VAT returns, EC Sales Intrastat and other compliance

Key Experience for the Finance Manager

• Fully Qualified Professional Accounting Qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years' experience in an accounting environment
• Prior experience of managing individuals
• Possess a very good understanding of Excel
• Experience of dealing with clients at all levels
• Ability to manage & prioritise an extensive workload