Finance Manager

Holden Jones; London; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the FMCG import and distribution sector is looking for a Finance Manager. This role involves overseeing end-to-end accounting processes, management accounts preparation, and business partnering within a small team. Candidates should be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified and possess strong technical accounting abilities alongside excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA accountant or finalist with relevant SME experience.
• Strong communicator and staff manager with technical accounting expertise.
• Experience in product-based environments is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of month end management accounts and annual budgets.
• Supervision of transaction ledgers, cash book, and fixed assets.
• Preparation of draft statutory accounts and VAT returns.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Technical Accounting Skills

Commercial Outlook

Excel

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant

Tools

MS Dynamics

Power BI

Job description

c£60,000
An entrepreneurial importer / distributor of FMCG goods is seeking to hire a talented Finance Manager to cover the variety of end to end accounting and commercial business partnering tasks to all aspects of the business, supported by a small team. The key responsibilities would be:

• Preparation of month end management accounts, including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reporting
• Preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecast review with revised actuals.
• Supervision of the transaction ledgers, cash book, stock and fixed assets
• Review of Gross Margins, Cost of Sales analysis and Stock variances, including monthly sales and order report
• Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and review of P&L expenses against budgets and forecasts.
• Preparation of draft statutory accounts and supporting audit schedules and liaising with our auditors
• Preparation and review of VAT returns

Ideally, the successful candidate will be an ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant but finalists will also be considered with experience of financial management in SME organisations as would candidates making their first move from practice. You will be an excellent communicator and staff manager with a commercial outlook on top of sound technical accounting skills. Exposure to MS Dynamics and/or Power BI would be a bonus, but strong Excel skills would be expected. It is preferable that the individual has exposure in a product-based environment.

Greg Holden
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