Part time Finance Manager

RD Financial Recruitment Limited; Slough; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

RD Financial Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Finance Manager to own the numbers in a growing international trading business based in Slough. This office-based role is part-time (25 hours a week) and offers genuine ownership of the finance function.

You will produce monthly management accounts, manage cash flow forecasting and working capital, and provide budgeting, margin analysis and control improvements while collaborating with external accountants and the overseas back‑office team.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Experienced in producing Management Accounts
• Strong on cash flow forecasting and working capital
• Comfortable with VAT and month-end
• Experienced with foreign currency
• Confident analysing margins and profitability
• Strong with Excel and Xero
• Commercially aware and analytically minded
• Comfortable working directly with business owners
• Hands-on, organised and able to take ownership
• Experience within commodity trading, international trading, import/export, manufacturing or another stock-based business would be particularly useful

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly Management Accounts
• Cash flow forecasting and working capital management
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Margin and profitability analysis
• Month-end and balance sheet reconciliations
• VAT preparation and submissions
• AP, AR and credit control
• Bank reconciliations and payment runs
• Accruals, prepayments and payroll journals
• Foreign currency transactions
• Stock movements and controls
• Maintaining accurate accounts on Xero
• Working with the external accountants
• Working alongside the overseas back-office team
• Improving financial controls and processes
• Providing commercial financial analysis to the owners

Skills

Management accounting

Cash flow forecasting

Financial analysis

Excel

Xero

Budgeting

VAT knowledge

Foreign currency

Margins profitability

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

Finance Manager

£60,000 FTE | Slough | Office Based| Part-time - 25 hours a week

Are you a qualified accountant looking for a role where you can actually own the numbers?

The business

This company is a successful and growing international trading business, working with customers and suppliers across a number of global markets.

As the company continues to expand, they are now looking for an experienced finance professional to take ownership of the finance function and play an important role in supporting the next stage of growth.

The role

You’ll be responsible for:

• Producing monthly Management Accounts
• Cash flow forecasting and working capital management
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Margin and profitability analysis
• Month-end and balance sheet reconciliations
• VAT preparation and submissions
• AP, AR and credit control
• Bank reconciliations and payment runs
• Accruals, prepayments and payroll journals
• Foreign currency transactions
• Stock movements and controls
• Maintaining accurate accounts on Xero
• Working with the external accountants
• Working alongside the overseas back-office team
• Improving financial controls and processes
• Providing commercial financial analysis to the owners

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is qualified and commercially minded, rather than someone who simply wants to process accounts.

You'll ideally be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Experienced in producing Management Accounts
• Strong on cash flow forecasting and working capital
• Comfortable with VAT and month-end
• Experienced with foreign currency
• Confident analysing margins and profitability
• Strong with Excel and Xero
• Commercially aware and analytically minded
• Comfortable working directly with business owners
• Hands-on, organised and able to take ownership

Experience within commodity trading, international trading, import/export, manufacturing or another stock-based business would be particularly useful.

What's on offer?

£60,000 FTEdepending on experience.

You’ll have genuine ownership of the finance function and the opportunity to help shape it as the business continues to grow.

This is an office-based role in Slough, 25 hours a week