Finance Manager

Osborne Appointments; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working after training

Job summary

Osborne Appointments in Stevenage is seeking a Finance Manager on a 6-month contract. The role reports to the Finance Director and leads a small finance team, owning day-to-day finance operations and stock accounting.

You will ensure robust controls and reporting within Dynamics, with a focus on inventory valuation, data integrity, and financial analysis across the business while supporting a move towards a technology-first FP&A approach. Hybrid working after initial office-based training.

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrable experience with Dynamics BC and Power BI in a fast-moving business.
• Experience in stock-heavy operations with strong inventory valuation and cost of sales understanding.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a small finance team and manage day-to-day finance functions.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and ensure data reliability and accuracy.
• Hold monthly meetings with managers to review movements against budget/forecasts.
• Report monthly management accounts to SLT and flag any significant variances to FD and managers.
• Perform margin analysis and monitor stock movements and valuation.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Fully qualified accountant

Tools

Dynamics BC

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Finance Manager

Location - Stevenage

6 month contract

Full Time - Monday to Friday

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Finance Manager will act as a strong number two within the finance function, taking ownership of the day-to-day running of the department and the management of a small finance team. The role will ensure that financial processes, controls and reporting are accurate, reliable and fit for purpose, with particular focus on stock accounting, inventory valuation and the integrity of financial data within Dynamics and the wider reporting framework.

Must have:

• Strong experience of Dynamics Business Central.
• Worked in a business with high volume of stock.

Responsibilities includes -

• Produce monthlyManagementAccounts, accurately reflecting the trading position, and following checking procedures to ensure the data is reliable and accurate.
• Monthly meetings with key managers to understand movements against budget/ forecasts
• Monthly reporting of management accounts to SLT, and proactively reporting any implications of figures and anomalies to FD and other managers
• Margin analysis
• Manage inventory processes and stock accounting to ensure accurate stock valuation, stock analysis, margin reporting and financial control over stock movements, and related cost of sales.
• Production ofyear-endfigures alongside the Financial Director
• Management and accountability of finance data within Dynamics and the systems which feed into it.
• Responsible for the procedures for transactions so that debtor and creditor ledgers are accurate.
• Management, through direct reports, of the creditor and debtor ledgers (UK and overseas) so that agreedpayment terms are monitored and adhered to.
• Overall management of bank accounts, to include foreign currencies and invoice finance facilities in multiple currencies Cash forecastplanning andreconciling, with weekly team meetings to ensure accuracy and full vision on upcoming activity and to ensure that the treasury function provides appropriate financial arrangements.
• Production of the annual budget,connecting with other departments to gather information to compile figures.
• Reforecastingbudgets intermittently to provide insight into actual activity, and to link to cash planning.
• Support and develop the finance function with a technology first approach. Ensure that where possible the systems capabilities are utilised to the fullest to speed up processes.
• Continue to build on the efforts to automate the finance function and to move away from administrative tasks and spend more time on the value-add elements of FP&A.

Skills and Experience required

• Demonstrable experience working with Dynamics BC, Power BI and Excel
• Fully qualified accountant or equivalent senior finance experience, including proven responsibility for management accounts, controls, team management and the day-to-day operation of a finance function.
• Strong experience in a product-based business with responsibility for stock accounting, inventory valuation, margin analysis and the financial impact of stock movements.
• Must have some international trading experience so comfortable with dealing with overseas customers and suppliers.
• Will have worked in a company of comparable size.
• Excellent attention to detail, reporting and communication skills.
• Strong commercial curiosity and a commitment to understanding what the numbers say about business performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and communicating those insights clearly to colleagues across the business.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and motivate a small finance team, setting clear expectations, maintaining high standards and creating a positive, accountable team environment.
• Personal integrity and understanding of the confidential nature of the role
• Ambition to see the role and company develop and to grow with it.

This is a full time role, fully office based for the first few weeks during training and handover, and then revert to hybrid working model with minimum 3 days in the office.

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