Finance Manager

Able Bridge Recruitment Ltd; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Scotland is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to enhance the accounting function and support decision-making. The role involves overseeing GL aspects, preparing monthly management accounts, and requires a professional qualification such as ACCA, ACMA, or CA. Candidates must have excellent communication skills, be based in the immediate locality, and able to work onsite a minimum of three days per week. The company offers a hybrid working model and various benefits.

Benefits

Profit share

Hybrid working model

Pension

Employee discount

Informal dress code

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant is required.
• Experience with IFRS or US reporting is preferable.
• Unrestricted right to work in the UK is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work with the senior leadership team to enhance the accounting function.
• Implement financial controls including budgets and forecasts.
• Ensure accurate management reporting through reconciliations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Advanced Excel skills

Education

ACCA, ACMA, CA or equivalent qualification

Tools

Xero

Job description

The Company

Able Bridge Recruitment are excited to be working with one of Scotland s leading distributors in the recruitment of a finance manager on a permanent basis.

Benefits include

• Profit share
• Hybrid working model (60%/40%)
• Pension
• Employee discount
• Informal dress code

This vacancy, the result of growth will report into the director of operations and will have one direct report feeding into it. The role will be office based for at least 3 days per week so we would invite applications from candidates who are physically able to be onsite.

The Responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to work with the senior leadership team in bringing the accounting function up to a level where it can start adding greater value to the business and aid better decision-making. The role will also see the holder implement financial controls, review of budgets and forecasts as well as creating new budgets to reflect growth (past and future).

On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following;

• Oversite of the transactional/GL aspects of the accounting function including having a firm grasp on the status of AP, AR and debtors.
• Production and subsequent management of cash flow forecasts and ensuring that cash position is meticulously monitored.
• Completion of bank account reconciliations to ensure management reporting is aided.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts for the board.
• Analysis of budgets, forecasts and actual s and provision of narrative of these variances.
• Work with key budget holders and prepare forecasts for future growth.
• Overview of general accounting function and implementing process improvements.

The Requirements

Our client has made it crystal clear to us that they are seeking a professionally qualified accountant who holds either an ACCA, ACMA, CA or equivalent qualification. Our client operates globally and individuals who have IFRS or US reporting experience would be highly preferable. The role is fife based and we are expecting candidates to be based in the immediate locality with the ability to work on site for a minimum of 3 days per week. Previous use of ERP systems such as Xero would be expected as is the ability to use Excel to an advanced level. The role will involve a high degree of stakeholder engagement so excellent communication skills in both written and verbal form are core competencies required.

Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.

If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me.