Finance Manager

Trial Balance; Liskeard; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Expensed lunch

Travel opportunities

Discounted pricing at sites

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting are partnering with a hospitality-focused business near Liskeard to hire a Finance Manager. The role is full-time and hybrid, with up to two days remote per week, reporting to the MD with a Finance Director overseas.

You will lead day-to-day financial controls, manage a junior staff member, and contribute to financial strategy, including management accounts, cash flow forecasting and statutory reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience as Finance Manager or Financial Controller in a commercial hospitality environment.
• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent, or strong vocational equivalent.
• Strong IT aptitude and experience with digital accounting systems.
• Experience supervising staff and delivering monthly management accounts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational finance function including AP/AR, cost and inventory accounting, reconciliations, aged debtor management.
• Produce monthly management accounts with commentary.
• Attend financial strategy and performance meetings with senior management.
• Ensure timely statutory reporting.
• Forecast cash flow.
• Identify and implement digital accounting system processes.
• Mentor and develop staff.

Skills

Financial management

Management accounting

Cash flow forecasting

IT aptitude

Staff mentoring

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Manager - Liskeard / Hybrid - Circa: £45,000

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been engaged by a new client, an interesting hospitality focussed business set in a stunning location close to Liskeard. The business operates multiple entities in both the UK and oversees - all of which are intrinsically linked and funded by a single investor. The company seeks to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to assume their finance-number-one position in a role offered on a full time, permanent contract. This employer also promotes a hybrid working arrangement with up to two days per week operated remotely if required.

Working closely alongside the Managing Director, senior management team and a Finance Director located outside of the UK, the successful candidate will assume a position of key responsibility, managing both the day-to-day financial controls of the business, financial reporting and contributing to ongoing financial strategy. The Finance Manager will also supervise one member of staff, predominantly focussed on the transactional/payroll elements of the function. Core focus of the role to include:

• Overall management of the operational finance function to include accounts payable and receivable processes, cost and inventory accounting, reconciliations, aged debtor management etc.
• Production of monthly management accounts with commentary
• Regularly attend financial strategy and performance meetings with senior management team
• Ensure efficient and timely reporting of statutory accounts
• Cash flow forecasting
• Identify, develop and implement digital accounting system processes
• Mentor and develop one member of staff (considering future recruitment needs)

This role would be well suited to an experienced Finance Manager or Financial Controller seeking to assume a higher level of responsibility acting as finance lead. Applicants will ideally hold a professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), though this employer is open to considering candidates with suitable vocational experience only. The successful candidate must have experience gained in a commercial environment, ideally hospitality, services or an investor backed business. The company is keen to streamline its digital accounting processes so strong IT aptitude, and the ability to liaise with colleagues both in and out of finance will be essential.

Benefits

• an expensed high quality lunch
• the opportunity to travel
• heavily subsidised pricing to all site locations

For further details and to apply, please contact Jay Vilarrubi-Smith quoting reference JVS10137 ASAP.