Finance Manager

Vitae Financial Recruitment; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationwide leader in finance located in Luton is seeking a Finance Manager. This hybrid role involves preparing accurate financial reports, managing audits, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate is ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with strong technical reporting skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £55-£65kpa with additional benefits and bonus potential.

Benefits

Bonus potential up to 10%

Healthy work-life balance

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing financial statements and reports.
• Consolidations experience is desirable.
• Proven track record of managing finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and cashflow forecasts.
• Manage the audit process and oversee tax returns.
• Implement changes to improve insights on profitability.

Skills

Technical reporting skills

Budget preparation

Analytical skills

Managing audit processes

Education

Fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Overview

Finance Manager, Luton, Bedfordshire (Hybrid working)

£55- £65kpa plus benefits, including bonus potential of up to 10%

Our client, a nationwide leader who are going through an exciting period of growth, are looking to bring on board a technically strong Finance Manager. This role will be responsible for ensuring the set up and delivery of accurate and timely submission of accounting & reporting in accordance with head office accounting policy. They will take responsibility for the end to end finance processes in the business, ultimately delivering the financial statements, in line with IFRS.

Key Duties

• Monthly management accounts with comparisons and analysis to budget, cashflow forecasts, annual budget preparation, financial statement preparation including audit process management and tax return oversight.
• Ensure a robust fixed asset register and accurate VAT reporting.
• Assist the Group Finance Director with annual budget setting process and preparation of forecasts
• Support with technical accounting issues including aspects of acquisition accounting.
• Review, challenge and then implement changes to the accounting and Management Information (MI) to provide maximum insight into company profitability.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with demonstrable experience in line with the above.
• Technical reporting skills are important and also ideally consolidations experience.
• The company enjoys a healthy working balance, with good working hours and hybrid working also in place.