Finance Manager: Reporting, Forecasting & Controls

Placrrecruitment Co; Wealden; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Placrrecruitment Co. is seeking a Finance Manager for its Lower Dicker, East Sussex operation. You will own monthly management accounts, budgets, and reporting, while ensuring balance-sheet control and supporting senior financial decisions.

The role suits someone with post-qualification experience, strong accounting qualifications, and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset. It offers a stable, manufacturing-adjacent environment and opportunities to shape financial strategy.

Qualifications

• ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• At least one year of post-qualification experience.
• Strong management-accounting and financial-reporting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, SUMIF, INDEX functions and graphs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work accurately to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts through to completion.
• Produce quarterly forecasts and the annual budget.
• Maintain balance-sheet control across inventory, obsolescence, treasury, fixed assets, debtors and creditors.
• Oversee the cashbook, purchase ledger and sales ledger.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns, duties and other tax-related information.
• Support corporation-tax and payroll-related reporting.
• Produce monthly board reports and financial presentation slides.
• Explain current trading performance against budget and the previous year.
• Analyze key financial results and investigate variances.
• Maintain multi-currency group consolidation across four companies.
• Prepare the year-end audit file and support external auditors.
• Assist with the monthly payroll using Sage 50.
• Support monthly pension administration, including Aviva salary sacrifice.
• Complete financial projects as directed by the Financial Controller.
• Provide broader support to the Financial Controller when required.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Deadline-driven

Proactive

Education

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Sage 50

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Job description

Placrrecruitment Co. is seeking a Finance Manager for its Lower Dicker, East Sussex operation. You will own monthly management accounts, budgets, and reporting, while ensuring balance-sheet control and supporting senior financial decisions.

The role suits someone with post-qualification experience, strong accounting qualifications, and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset. It offers a stable, manufacturing-adjacent environment and opportunities to shape financial strategy.