Finance Manager

HW Finance; Kingston upon Hull; Vor Ort; GBP 55.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Bonus opportunity

Benefits

Zusammenfassung

HW Finance in Kingston upon Hull is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join the business. You will lead day-to-day financial operations, oversee reporting, budgeting and cash flow, and manage a finance team, driving performance and strategic decision making.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will ensure regulatory compliance, internal controls and continuous improvement across the finance function while partnering with other departments on key business projects.

Qualifikationen

• Fully qualified accountant with ACCA/ACA/CIMA.
• Experience leading a finance team (2+ heads) and managing AP/AR/credit control.
• Experience in a smaller, hands-on growing business environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and controls.
• Excellent Excel skills and data analysis.

Aufgaben

• Lead and manage a small, experienced team.
• Oversee monthly management accounts and reporting.
• Manage VAT returns and statutory returns.
• Coordinate year end audit with external auditors.
• Drive process improvements and maintain internal controls.
• Collaborate with other departments on financial matters.

Kenntnisse

Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Ausbildung

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified

Jobbeschreibung

The Opportunity

Salary: £55,000–£65,000 per annum, plus bonus and benefits

We are seeking an experienced, fully qualified Finance Manager to join an established and growing business.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to take responsibility for day to day financial operations, lead a finance team and play a key role in supporting business performance and strategic decision making.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management, regulatory compliance and financial controls, while driving continuous improvement across the finance function and leading a team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small, experienced team
• Oversee the preparation and review of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
• Support and review balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations and month end processes.
• Lead the annual budgeting process in collaboration with departmental heads
• Ensure compliance with relevant UK accounting standards, statutory obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the timely and accurate submission of VAT returns and other statutory returns.
• Manage cash flow, liquidity and working capital to support effective business operations.
• Monitor financial performance and key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying trends and recommending corrective action where required.
• Lead, manage and develop the finance team, setting objectives and supporting individual performance.
• Maintain and strengthen internal financial controls and governance procedures.
• Review and improve accounting processes, systems and procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Coordinate year end audit activities and liaise with external auditors.
• Work collaboratively with other departments on financial matters and ad hoc business projects.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and professional development.

About You

You will be an experienced finance professional with strong technical accounting knowledge, proven leadership capability and the confidence to work with stakeholders across all levels of a business.

You will bring a proactive, analytical approach, with the ability to manage complex financial information, improve processes and translate financial data into meaningful business insight.

This role can offer real career progression into a more senior for overtime so we are looking for someone who can truly establish themselves into this role and is looking for long term career development into FC territory and beyond.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Fully qualified accountant: ACCA, ACA or CIMA.
• Previous experience managing a finance team of 2+ heads, ideally covering accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control and management accounts is essential.
• Experience working in a smaller, hands on, growing business environment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and financial controls.
• Excellent Excel skills and the ability to manage and analyse large datasets.
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A track record of developing teams, improving processes and promoting accountability.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet financial reporting deadlines.

What's on Offer?

• Additional bonus opportunity.
• A leadership role with responsibility for a broad range of financial operations.
• The opportunity to influence financial processes, support business decisions and drive improvements across the finance function.