Finance Manager

Jas Gujral; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in the UK is seeking a Finance Manager to develop financial strategies and provide reporting. The ideal candidate will manage a small finance team and handle financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting. The role emphasizes strong decision-making capabilities and requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance, along with ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification. Salary is between £55K - £65K, with remote work flexibility but a preference for candidates based in London for meetings.

Qualifications

• 5 - 7 years of relevant experience in finance.
• Experience in financial forecasting and budgeting.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the finance team of 3 personnel.
• Complete financial accounting and forecasting.
• Preparation of budgets and cash flows.
• Deliver reports and metrics to leadership.
• Carry out financial modelling for decision making.

Skills

Managerial Finance

Financial control and management reporting

Experience in accounting of company merge and company acquisition

Experience of managing a small accounting team

Experience using SUN system accounting or ability to learn

Ability to manipulate data to provide accurate reporting

A confident self-starter

Good judgement with logical decision making

Detail-oriented

Speak business level English

Experience in high level Financial capacity in SME

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or related field

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Finance Manager

The ideal candidate will be responsible for working with senior management to develop financial strategies for the organisation.

You are comfortable handling large amounts of data, acting as a business partner, decision maker, and providing regular financial reporting.

• Manage the finance team of 3 personnel
• Complete financial accounting and forecasting
• Deliver reports and metrics to leadership
• Preparation of budgets, forecasts and cash flows
• Carry out financial modelling and scenario modelling to aid key decision making
• Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes of 2 group companies in the UK
• Preparation of monthly consolidated P&L and Balance Sheet management accounts
• Maintaining fixed asset register
• Manage the Purchase Order (PO) procedure
• Managing bank transactions and bank reconciliation
• Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports
• Cash management and treasury duties
• Overseeing of the Payroll process in UK, Australia and Luxembourg
• Oversight of company tax and VAT returns
• Management of audit process
• Other ad-hoc financial tasks as required

Skills and Experience

This client is seeking to appoint an experienced and independent individual with the following skills and experience:

• Managerial Finance
• Financial control and management reporting
• Experience in accounting of company merge and company acquisition
• Experience of managing a small accounting team
• Experience using SUN system accounting or ability to learn
• Ability to manipulate data to provide accurate reporting
• A confident self-starter, with the ability to operate flexibly in a dynamic environment
• Good judgement with logical decision making, and a hands‑on approach
• Detail‑oriented and analytical
• Speak business level English
• Have worked in SME in high level Financial capacity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or related field 5 - 7 years of relevant experience
• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent)
• Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

Although the role will be remote – the Client has offices in Bishops Stortford – so they would prefer a candidate to be based in London or at least be able to attend regular meetings with colleagues.

Salary for this role will be in the range £55K - £65K.

Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability