Finance Manager

CMC Consulting Ltd; St Albans; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established SME in St Albans seeks a talented Finance Manager to oversee day-to-day finance operations. This role offers a unique opportunity for qualified accountants to move beyond standard reporting and engage with the strategic aspects of the business. You will collaborate closely with the CFO on board-level reporting and enhance financial processes while contributing to management accounts, payroll, and VAT returns. A rewarding role with potential for rapid career advancement as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial reporting and management accounting.
• Ability to produce accurate management accounts and board reporting.
• Experience with payroll and VAT submissions.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close activities and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Produce accurate management accounts and financial reporting packs.
• Manage HMRC submissions and quarterly VAT returns on schedule.
• Review supplier payment runs and support cashflow forecasting.

Skills

Financial reporting

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Process improvement

VAT and payroll management

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

We are partnering with a highly profitable, well established SME based in St Albans to recruit a forward thinking Finance Manager. This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented, qualified accountant who wants to step beyond pure reporting and gain genuine end-to-end exposure to how a business runs.

Working closely with an impressive and supportive CFO, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day finance operations while contributing to board reporting, investor updates and continuous improvement across the function. For someone ambitious, this role offers the perfect blend of hands on responsibility and strategic visibility, with clear scope to grow as the business scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month end close activities, including key journals and full reconciliation of major balance sheet accounts.
• Produce accurate and timely management accounts, maintaining a robust fixed asset register (acquisitions, disposals, depreciation).
• Prepare monthly reporting packs and concise financial insights for senior leadership and board discussions.
• Partner closely with the CFO on board level reporting, investor communications and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Coordinate monthly payroll with the external provider and verify outputs prior to payment.
• Manage HMRC submissions and prepare quarterly VAT returns accurately and on schedule.
• Perform daily bank postings and reconciliations to ensure up-to-date cash visibility.
• Review supplier payment runs and support short term cashflow forecasting.
• Prepare year end schedules, assist with audit, and offer guidance to the wider team.
• Identify opportunities to enhance finance processes, systems and internal controls, supporting ongoing improvement.

As the organisation continues its growth trajectory, this role offers genuine potential to expand your remit, giving you exposure far beyond the typical SME finance position and allowing you to progress your career rapidly alongside the business.

Please send your CV to apply.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance, Analyst, and Accounting/Auditing
• Industries: Equipment Rental Services, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, and Broadcast Media Production and Distribution