Interim Finance Manager

Investigo; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ownership of P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility & journaling consisting of but are not limited to:
• sales ledger & debt management - review of invoices and debt collection
• purchase ledger - Reviewing and authorizing all purchase orders and invoices in line with DOA
• payroll - prepare monthly payroll in Sage 50 (short term) and assist with migration to ADP
• stock - management of stock system and stock take + WIP
• fixed assets
• accruals & prepayments
• leases - loading into Tagetik
• VAT - quarterly VAT submission and sales reconciliation
• Prepare gross margin and sales analysis
• Prepare the weekly bank reconciliation and Sales and Cash reports to Cognos
• Prepare the monthly flash reporting

General Ledger & Month End Close

• Lead the month close for inclusive all reporting and forecasting requirements ensuring information is submitted in a timely and accurate manner including preparation of M Forms and S Schedules
• Ownership of P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and forecasts
• Improving transactional processes, maintain the general ledgers, simplifying the business and deploying information technology

Reporting & forecasting

• Provide high quality business performance reporting, insight and constructive challenge to facilitate robust commercial and operational decision making
• Collaborate and work with Head of Sales to drive forecast visibility from a sales pipeline perspective
• Manage working capital and cash flow performance, support decision making on investment opportunities, and identify and highlight potential risk to the company's financial position
• Management of strategic planning, annual budgeting and monthly rolling forecast cycles.

Statutory Reporting & Compliance

• Ensuring appropriate internal controls are in place and effective accross the business
• Preparation of the statutory accounts reporting (IFRS 15) to include at the year end, preparation of corporation tax computations plus other requirements
• Support the external audit providing data requested by them on a timely basis, liaising with other departments and relevant contacts in the organization
• Ownership of insurance, company filing and renewing of property leases