Finance Manager

Your Recruitment Partner; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Recruitment Partner Ltd. in Manchester is seeking a hands-on Finance Leader to join our SME team. You will report to the Managing Director, produce management accounts, forecasts and budgets, and provide commercial recommendations to support decision making.

Responsibilities include maintaining financial controls, developing plans, monitoring budgets, and presenting insights to management to optimise working capital and profitability.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing management accounts
• Commercial mindset with ability to contribute to strategic financial decision-making
• Strong time-management and organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the Managing Director, maintaining the financial controls in the business, alongside production of monthly management and year end accounts.
• Develop, implement, and monitor financial plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Conduct financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with department heads to create and manage departmental budgets.
• Monitor budget variances and provide recommendations for cost control.
• Present financial information to management, providing insights and recommendations.
• Manage cash flow and liquidity, ensuring optimal working capital.
• Forecast and address potential cash flow issues.

Skills

Management accounts experience

Commercial mindset

Time management

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA part-qualified or qualified

AAT qualified / QBE with SME experience

Job description

A well-established and growing SME business based in Manchester. You’ll be working closely with the Managing Director in a broad role, producing management accounts, forecasting, managing cashflow, providing commercial recommendations and supporting decision making through various forms of analyses, and more.

Responsibilities include:

• Reporting directly to the Managing Director, maintaining the financial controls in the business, alongside production of monthly management and year end accounts.
• Develop, implement, and monitor financial plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Conduct financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with department heads to create and manage departmental budgets.
• Monitor budget variances and provide recommendations for cost control.
• Present financial information to management, providing insights and recommendations.
• Manage cash flow and liquidity, ensuring optimal working capital.
• Forecast and address potential cash flow issues.

Skills/Qualifications required:

• Previous experience preparing management accounts
• Commercial mindset, capable to contribute to strategic financial decision-making
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA part-qualified or qualified, AAT qualified / QBE also considered with suitable SME experience
• Good time-management and organisational skills

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