Finance Manager

Travail Employment Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

25 days holidays + BH

Free on-site Parking

Sick pay

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Travail Employment Group is recruiting a Finance Manager in the Bristol area to lead the accounts team and oversee end-to-end management accounting. The role supports the finance director within a collaborative office environment.

The ideal candidate is partly qualified in ACCA or CIMA, or pursuing one, with prior supervision experience in management accounting. SME manufacturing background is advantageous and a strong commercial mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified towards ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent.
• Background as management accountant or finance manager with team supervision.
• Experience in SME manufacturing or supplier businesses advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Produce end-to-end monthly management accounts within month-end timelines.
• Ensure timely completion of all reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Collaborate with departments to monitor expenditure vs budget and forecasts.
• Provide business insights to support decisions and profitability.
• Prepare weekly 13-week cashflow and distribute to senior management.
• Develop and automate regular reporting; contribute to KPI reporting.
• Support month-end group reporting requirements for the parent company.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organised

Strong communication skills

Team player

Can-do attitude

Customer-focused

Education

ACCA/CIMA in progress

Tools

Sage 200

Microsoft Office

Job description

Finance Manager

£50,000 to £55,000 per annum, Permanent, Full time 37.5 hours per week, To Start ASAP, BS16 Fishponds, Bristol, 30 days holiday, Pension, Parking plus more

Established for over 30 years, a leading manufacturer and supplier who are actively recruiting a finance manager to join the team. Supplying on a global basis, working within an accounts team of 5 with the full support of a finance director. This position will see you working within a team spirited environment who can offer you stability and a fantastic, personable office.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for producing end-to-end monthly management accounts, ensuring that these have been completed within a week on month end date
• Ensuring all associated reporting is completed and sent out in a timely manner
• Ensuring all balance sheet accounts and control accounts are fully reconciled monthly, any variances are resolved promptly (including inter-company accounts).
• Working with all departments team across the business, tracking expenditure (vs budget / forecast), business partnering to help managers understand trends and supporting with cost control initiatives
• Feeding insights into management reporting (from working with teams across the business) to support business decisions and development in order to achieve business objectives and drive profitability.
• Production of 13-week short term cashflow (updated on a weekly basis) and distribution to senior management team and parent group
• Supporting business with developing and automation of regular reporting
• KPI reporting
• Supporting with month group reporting requirements for parent company

Key Skills

• Sage 200 experienced
• Microsoft office experienced using Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Organised to ensure deadlines are met
• A key team player
• Hold a 'can do' positive attitude
• Strong communication skills
• Customer focused approach

The successful candidate working within the finance manager role will have a need to be part-qualified, currently studying towards or fully qualified within to ACCA or CIMA level, hold a background working as a management accountant or finance manager where they have supervised a small team. Ideally, a background within an SME manufacture or supplier based business would advantageous.

This would be the ideal role for someone who has worked as a management accountant, finance manager or financial manager.

This finance manager role offers an excellent opportunity to join a business who are striving to be a market leader within their industry and who hold core values that make them a pleasure to work for, where your hard work will go recognised.

Benefits

• Full time hours working 08:30 to 17:00pm (some flexibility available)
• Paying an excellent salary of £50,000 to £55,000 per annum
• Immediate start is available
• Company Pension
• 22 days holidays plus bank holidays rising to 25 days with service
• Free on-site Parking
• Sick pay
• Discretionary bonus