Finance Manager

Trial Balance; Northam; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Future share options

Hybrid work

Job summary

Trial Balance is seeking a Finance Manager for a hybrid role based in the UK, with a salary of £35-40,000 and potential future share options. The candidate will manage day-to-day financial controls, work with directors and department heads, and drive financial processes across the business.

The ideal candidate has end-to-end accounting experience, AAT qualification, strong IT skills including MS Excel, and a proactive approach to team leadership and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing day-to-day accounting operations.
• Ability to produce management accounts with commentary.
• Strong IT aptitude and proficiency with MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day accounting operations.
• Supervise and mentor a small team.
• Produce management accounts with commentary for directors.
• Handle bank reconciliations, cashflow, VAT, payroll, and year-end routines.

Skills

End-to-end accounting

MS Excel

Digital accounting tools

People management

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Manager – Bideford / Hybrid – £35-40,000 + future share options Negotiable DOE

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively reengaged by a past client, a highly successful and well respected bespoke services company operating throughout the UK. This is a business with superb environmental and eco-focussed credentials and also one with a fantastic reputation for long term staff retention and development. It is also a business that is experiencing significant growth and has a number of interesting expansions projects on the horizon - a fantastic opportunity for a candidate that seeks career progression (the subject of progression to Finance Director was mentioned more than once in our briefing)!

This role is offered as a full time, permanent contract and the company also promotes flexible and hybrid working, with up to three days per week working remotely for those that require it.

This will be a broad ranging and interesting opportunity where the Finance Manager will assume key responsibility for the company’s day-to-day financial controls whilst working closely alongside the business directors and department heads. Supported by a friendly, passionate and highly experienced team, the role represents a great opportunity for an ambitious individual who seeks to broaden their skills and experiences.

Key responsibilities to include:

• Acting as the finance number one for the business, overseeing day-to-day accounting operations
• Supervise and mentor a team of three transactional focussed colleagues
• Production of management accounts for presentation with commentary to the directors
• Bank reconciliations
• Cashflow and income monitoring
• HMRC submissions
• Monthly payroll operations to include employee pensions
• Preparation of annual balance sheet
• VAT preparation and submission
• Liaison with Chartered Accountants and key stakeholders

For this role we’re searching for an experienced Finance Manager, Management Accountant or perhaps an Assistant Accountant looking to step-up, with solid end-to-end accounting experience, ideally (though not essentially), gained within a fast paced manufacturing/services environment. Applicant’s will ideally be qualified AAT as a minimum, but those with demonstrable vocational experience will be given equal consideration. The business promotes a modern working environment making the most of current technology; this role would suit a candidate with strong IT aptitude and excellent skills in the use of MS Excel and digital accounting tools. The successful candidate will be a key point of contact across all departments of the business so excellent communication skills required in addition to the ability to supervise and develop an enthusiastic team.