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- Contributing to strategic financial planning by producing long-term cash flow forecasts and compiling key data to support new funding agreements
- Overseeing the finance team, providing necessary support and resources to help them fulfil their roles, develop professionally, and comply with procedures for one-to-ones and annual reviews
- Ensuring accurate and timely invoicing, including posting to the accounts system, recording customer receipts, and processing all purchase invoices accurately
- Handling payroll processing using Sage, including onboarding new employees, calculating gross and net pay, managing pension scheme submissions, and ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements
- Monitoring bank account activity, preparing and delivering bank balance summaries to the Managing Director, and completing monthly bank reconciliations within the Sage system
- Ensuring timely and accurate submission of company accounts, coordinating with accountants and auditors as needed, and ensure prompt payment of Corporation Tax
- Preparing management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations, and generating reports such as payroll costs, overdue debts, and project cost summaries
- Developing and monitoring business KPIs, such as overtime expenses, and debt levels
- Creating annual and multi-year budgets, producing variance reports comparing actual performance to budget, and updating forecasts continuously to support effective financial planning and delivery
- Periodically reviewing and updating financial controls, policies, and procedures to align with current business needs, ensuring secure management of supplier payments and online banking
- Coordinating with external accountants and auditors by providing all necessary documentation for account preparation and audit, and responding promptly to any queries raised
- Ensuring VAT Returns are prepared and submitted accurately and on time
- MUST be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), as qualified by experience will not be considered
- Extensive experience within a senior finance/financial leadership position
- Strong technical knowledge of areas such as payroll, invoicing, legal compliance and systems management
- Ideally, exposure to bank funding and corporation tax
- Effective people management skills and experience
- Exquisite communication abilities
- Excellent IT competencies, including Microsoft Office, Sage and other accounting/banking software
