Finance Manager – SJS/12390

This well established family business supplies products and services direct to customers via a number of depots across the north-west. Operating in a specialist niche they have build up an excellent reputation and are fast approaching £5m turnover for this financial year. As a result they are looking to recruit their first in house accountant to take ownership of the finances for the trading companies and other smaller entities within the group. Much of this is currently out-sourced to their external accountants so the Finance Manager role will involve a lot of work putting in new systems and processes to ensure accurate financial reporting and controls are in place. Qualifications are not necessarily a pre-requisite but experience of pulling together accounts from start to finish will be essential. The role would therefore suit someone with previous experience of a similar level accounting role in an SME. The key duties for this position will be:

• Preparing the management accounts
• Reporting site trading performance and KPI’s
• Daily banking and cashflow management
• Developing budgets and forecasts
• Foreign currency and FX calculations
• Reconciling all bank accounts
• Accruals and prepayments
• Reviewing utilities and supplier contracts
• VAT returns & HMRC matters

The ideal candidate for this role must be comfortable dealing with suppliers and customers, resolving day to day finance issues and identifying opportunities for improvements in systems and process. Someone who is proactive and can encourage modernisation and better ways of doing things would be a real asset in this role. You should be comfortable working in a small office environment with regular exposure to the MD and managers at other sites. This would be a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to feel valued and part of a supportive team.