Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Salary £50,000 to £60,000

6-month fixed term contract with completion bonus

Hybrid working 2 days in the office

Working hours 9am to 5:30pm

Southwest London

Global fast moving consumer goods company in Southwest London are recruiting a part qualified or qualified by experience Finance Manager to support the Head of Finance on a 6-month fixed term contract. The company are a highly established, financially stable and a growing entity that owns many well-known brands sold in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Working in amazing modern offices in Southwest London with lovely social open plan facilities. Minutes’ walk from an amazing high street, close to local tubes, trains and bus routes. The high street features a variety of boutique shops, restaurants, bars and trendy cafes catering to all your lunch and after work drinks requirements. Apply today to join this amazing company!

Ideally you will have strong month end close experience, month-end reporting, VAT returns and have experience assisting with audits.

Responsibilities of the Finance Manager:

• To provide timely and accurate financial support to the Head of Finance.
• To ensure that accounting records are maintained accurately and in timely fashion.
• Month-end reporting including P&L and BS.
• To support and learn from the Head of Finance and to provide commercial and strategic input into business direction and development.
• Complete operational and compliance tasks with accuracy and punctuality e.g. VAT, Plastic Tax and Corporation Tax. Corporation Tax management is supported by an external consultant.
• Prepare detailed and reconciled management accounting schedules for each reporting cycle encompassing both P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Prepare schedules for auditors at year end to ensure a successful audit.
• Oversee cash flow and currency within group parameters.
• Manage receivables maximizing cash flow and minimizing bad debt.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with the 2 other accounting roles within the team.
• Work effectively with Group colleagues as necessary.
• Be a key user of the ERP system maintaining functionality and being a source of assistance to other users.
• Be the guardian of finance processes and controls ensuring a robust and relevant control environment and appropriate documentation.

Skills and experience of the Finance Manager:

• Part qualified ACCA / CIMA /ACA or qualified AAT.
• ERP System experience.
• MS Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUPs and formulas).
• Ideally have a minimum of 5 years of experience in an accounting role.
• Confident verbal and written communication skills.
• Good team working skills and a positive, pro-active attitude.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload with established timescale.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated and results oriented
• Looks to support
• Hands on with head fully engaged
• Calm under stress, and patient
• Excellent time management
• Builds strong professional relationships
• Flexible, and friendly
• Consistent can-do attitude