Finance Manager — Team Leader & Month-End Expert

Workforce Staffing Ltd; Redditch; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

McHale Komatsu in Redditch is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead and develop the finance team, ensuring efficient day-to-day accounting and timely month-end processes. You will coordinate workloads, drive cash management and maintain robust financial controls in a busy operation.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will work closely with the Financial Controller to deliver accurate management and group reporting, budgets and forecasts, while implementing improvements to systems

Qualifications

• Qualified professional accountant with significant experience in a busy finance function.
• Experience leading, developing and managing a finance team.
• Strong understanding of month-end, cash management, reconciliations and general accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the finance team, setting clear objectives, responsibilities and service standards.
• Plan and allocate workloads to ensure appropriate cover and timely completion of departmental activities.
• Coordinate the operational month-end timetable, ensuring tasks, reconciliations and supporting information are completed accurately and on time.
• Review the quality and completeness of information provided for management accounts and group reporting.
• Oversee payment runs, customer receipts, bank reconciliations and other cash-management activities.
• Monitor debtor and creditor positions, aged balances and collection activity; escalate concerns as needed.
• Support the Finance Director with budgets, forecasts and wider departmental priorities.
• Work closely with the Financial Controller to resolve reporting, control and technical accounting matters.
• Ensure agreed financial controls, delegated authorities and processes are understood and followed.
• Identify and implement improvements to systems, workflows and ways of working.
• Maintain up-to-date departmental procedures and documentation.
• Build strong relationships across the business and handle finance queries professionally.
• Support recruitment, induction, and ongoing development of finance team members.

Skills

Financial management

People management

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash management

Accounts payable/receivable

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Financial controls software

Job description

McHale Komatsu in Redditch is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead and develop the finance team, ensuring efficient day-to-day accounting and timely month-end processes. You will coordinate workloads, drive cash management and maintain robust financial controls in a busy operation.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will work closely with the Financial Controller to deliver accurate management and group reporting, budgets and forecasts, while implementing improvements to systems