Part Time Finance Manager

Trial Balance; Cullompton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting is excited to assist a fast-growing UK manufacturing business in recruiting a part-time Finance Manager for Cullompton. The role offers hybrid working and circa 25 hours per week, with the possibility of remote work as systems enable.

You will lead the finance function, deliver high-quality management accounts with commentary, supervise VAT, payroll and supplier/payer reconciliations, and collaborate with external accountants for year-end statements and audits.

Qualifications

• End-to-end accounting experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• AAT qualification or demonstrable vocational experience.
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with Sage and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day finance function and KPI reporting.
• Lead preparation of high-quality management accounts with commentary.
• Coordinate with external accountants for year-end statutory accounts and audit.
• Contribute to VAT reporting and payroll/pension processing.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable and reconciliations.
• Support budgeting, quarterly reviews and cost control initiatives.

Skills

Sage

MS Excel

Financial analysis

Payroll processing

VAT reporting

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Sage

MS Excel

Job description

Part Time Finance Manager - Cullompton/ Hybrid - £40-45,000 FTE Negotiable DOE

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a long standing client, a highly successful and most unique manufacturing business that supply products to customers throughout the UK. The business is something of a start-up success story and has seen considerable year-on-year growth with continued expansion realistically forecast. The company now seeks to recruit an experienced Finance Manager, a permanent position offered on a flexible part time working contract (circa 25 hours per week but open to discussion). Ideally these hours would be split over 5 days but our client is happy to consider other options to suit the successful candidate. This employer is a happy for either a site based or hybrid arrangement (possibly stretching towards remote when the successful candidate is comfortable with systems in use).

Working closely with the Managing Director and SMT, this will be a pivotal rolethat would be well suited to a highly commercial accountant that will contribute to the continued growth of the company.

Core focus of the role to include:

• Day-to-day management of the finance function using Sage based systems
• Assume lead responsibility for the production of high quality management accounts with accompanying commentary
• Work closely with the external accountants in the preparation of year end statutory accounts, financial statements and annual audit
• VAT reporting
• Financial analysis
• Assisting with monthly payroll and pension processing
• Management of accounts payable and receivable function
• Take a lead role in control account reconciliations, prepayments, accruals and recharges
• Support quarterly reviews and annual budgets with directors
• Identify areas for improving financial performance of specific divisions of the business

For this role we’re searching for an experienced Finance Manager, Management Accountant or perhaps an Assistant Accountant looking to step-up, with solid end-to-end accounting experience, ideally (though not essentially), gained within a fast paced manufacturing environment.

Applicant’s will ideally be part/fully AAT qualified as a minimum, but those with demonstrable vocational experience will be given equal consideration. The business promotes a modern working environment making the most of current technology; this role would suit a candidate with strong IT aptitude and excellent skills in the use of Sage, MS Excel and bespoke digital accounting tools. The role is immediately vacant and our client is keen to initiate interviews as soon as possible.