Finance Manager

Sammons Recruitment Ltd; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Sammons Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Finance Manager on an interim basis for 3-4 months, starting immediately. The role covers day-to-day financial processes, management reporting and internal controls across the organisation, with a small team in Hastings.

You will develop and optimise Business Central-based reporting, coordinate workloads, support month-end, variances and audit trails, and work with departments to meet financial requirements.

Qualifications

• Recent hands-on experience within management accounting or a Finance Manager role
• Strong experience of month-end processes and reconciliations
• Excellent working-paper discipline and attention to financial controls
• Experience supporting audit requirements and maintaining clear audit trails
• Confidence coordinating the workload of a small finance team
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience using finance systems and improving reporting processes
• A proactive and delivery-focused approach
• The ability to manage priorities and work to tight deadlines
• Confidence identifying and escalating financial risks when required
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Responsibilities

• Maintain the smooth day-to-day delivery of the finance function
• Coordinate workloads and priorities across a small finance team
• Support month-end processes, reconciliations and working papers
• Prepare variance analysis and first-draft management accounts
• Ensure finance deliverables are completed to agreed deadlines
• Improve financial reporting and develop high-value system reports
• Support the development and improvement of finance systems and reporting processes
• Strengthen financial controls, audit trails and supporting documentation
• Progress outstanding audit actions and finance related issues
• Prepare and maintain reconciliations, schedules and audit evidence
• Develop clear and concise finance procedures, SOPs and supporting documentation
• Identify risks and issues early and elevate appropriately
• Work closely with managers and operational leads to understand and support their financial requirements
• Ensure a clear and organised handover is prepared for the permanent Finance Manager

Skills

Management accounting

Month-end processes

Reconciliations

Audit trails

Excel skills

Dynamics 365 Business Central

Finance systems

Reporting improvements

Priorities management

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join their team on interim basis for the duration of 3-4 months, with immediate start. This is a key operational role responsible for the day-to-day delivery of financial processes, management reporting and financial controls across the organisation.

Finance Manager to maintain core finance delivery, coordinate day-to-day workload across a small team, improve priority reporting, controls and processes through the development of Business Central database. You will work with all departments to understand their needs and to ensure the Finance team is able to support these.

What’s on Offer:

• Job type: 3 months temporary contract
• Hours: 30 hours a week
• Location: Hastings
• Salary: up to £50,000 p/a, pro rata
• Immediate Start

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the smooth day-to-day delivery of the finance function
• Coordinate workloads and priorities across a small finance team
• Support month-end processes, reconciliations and working papers
• Prepare variance analysis and first-draft management accounts
• Ensure finance deliverables are completed to agreed deadlines
• Improve financial reporting and develop high-value system reports
• Support the development and improvement of finance systems and reporting processes
• Strengthen financial controls, audit trails and supporting documentation
• Progress outstanding audit actions and finance related issues
• Prepare and maintain reconciliations, schedules and audit evidence
• Develop clear and concise finance procedures, SOPs and supporting documentation
• Identify risks and issues early and elevate appropriately
• Work closely with managers and operational leads to understand and support their financial requirements
• Ensure a clear and organised handover is prepared for the permanent Finance Manager

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:

• Recent hands-on experience within management accounting or a Finance Manager role
• Strong experience of month-end processes and reconciliations
• Excellent working-paper discipline and attention to financial controls
• Experience supporting audit requirements and maintaining clear audit trails
• Confidence coordinating the workload of a small finance team
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience using finance systems and improving reporting processes
• A proactive and delivery-focused approach
• The ability to manage priorities and work to tight deadlines
• Confidence identifying and escalating financial risks when required
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Finance database or system configuration
• Charity, healthcare, hospice or other regulated environments

Recruiting on the basis of Talent, we are committed to supporting and promoting diversity in the workplace and consider all applications.