Senior Finance Manager

Placr Recruitment; Lower Dicker; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Placr Recruitment is seeking a Finance Manager for an established manufacturing business in Lower Dicker. You will prepare monthly management accounts, deliver quarterly forecasts and coordinate the annual budgeting process.

The role covers balance sheet control across inventory, obsolescence, treasury, fixed assets, debtors and creditors, plus maintaining multi-currency group consolidation and year-end audit support.

Qualifications

• ACCA/CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Post-qualification experience (1+ year).
• Strong management accounting and reporting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills with pivot tables and INDEX.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail and deadline-driven.
• Confidently explain financial information to senior stakeholders.
• Commercially focused and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts through to completion.
• Produce quarterly forecasts and coordinate the annual budgeting process.
• Maintain balance sheet control across inventory, obsolescence, treasury, fixed assets, debtors and creditors.
• Oversee cashbook, purchase ledger and sales ledger.
• Prepare VAT returns, duties and other tax information; support corporation tax, payroll and pension reporting.
• Produce monthly board reports and financial presentation materials.
• Explain trading performance against budget and year-on-year, analyse variances.
• Assist with multi-currency group consolidation and year-end audit file; support auditors.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Commercial focus

Presentation skills

Proactive mindset

Education

ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Sage 50

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Sage Payroll

Sage HR

Job description

Finance Manager

Location: Lower Dicker, East Sussex

Job type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: Dependent on experience

Placr Recruitment is recruiting a commercially minded Finance Manager to join the finance team of an established manufacturing business in Lower Dicker.

The role

You will prepare monthly management accounts through to completion, produce quarterly forecasts and coordinate the annual budgeting process.

The position will involve maintaining balance sheet control across inventory, obsolescence, treasury, fixed assets, debtors and creditors. You will also oversee the cashbook, purchase ledger and sales ledger.

You will prepare VAT returns, duties and other tax-related information while supporting corporation tax, payroll and pension reporting.

Working closely with the Financial Controller, you will produce monthly board reports and financial presentation materials. You will explain current trading performance against budget and the previous year, analyse key results and investigate financial variances.

The role also includes maintaining multi-currency group consolidation across four companies, preparing the year-end audit file and supporting external auditors.

You will assist with monthly payroll using Sage 50, support pension administration including Aviva salary sacrifice and complete additional financial projects as required.

About you

• An 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
• Confidence explaining financial information to senior stakeholders
• A motivated, proactive and commercially focused approach

Desirable experience

Experience within a manufacturing environment, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Sage Payroll or Sage HR would be advantageous.

Previous experience with multi-company or multi-currency group consolidation would also be beneficial. Applications are particularly welcomed from qualified accountants currently working in practice who are ready to make their move into industry.

Why apply?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a varied finance function and work closely with an experienced Financial Controller.

You will gain exposure to management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, group consolidation and board-level reporting within an established manufacturing business.