Finance Manager

Reed Finance are currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join a global engineering company based in North Yorkshire.  This role suits a proactive finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment offering great exposure to develop new skills along with perfect already existing finance skills.  Working closely with the Financial Controller you will be in the ideal place to utilise their expertise.The Finance Manager will be responsible for:

• Manage accounting functions and prepare reports and statistics reflecting earnings, profits, cash balances and other financial results.
• Manage general accounting staff.
• Plan, organise and direct all the activities of the cost accounting function.
• Develop and maintain product costing systems.
• Perform the monthly closing activities including required closing activities, reconciliations, and submission of reports along with supporting analysis.
• Proactive analysis of variances and communication of issues and opportunities to operations management.
• Liaise with both internal and external auditors in carrying out their duties.
• Ensure financial results are reported accurately and timely.
• Produce the monthly management and project accounting historical information in accordance with accounting standards and Company/Group procedures to strict deadlines.
• Produce and validate the monthly accounts within the Group accounting software, Hyperion.
• Responsibility for the stock and work in progress reconciliations/analysis on a monthly basis, including analysing the perpetual inventory checks.
• Coordinating monthly project reviews and assist in the production of project reports and provide support to the project teams.
• Keep up to date with changes in accounting conventions and with the use of software as required by the group.
• Reconcile appropriate accounts to nominal ledger on a monthly basis.
• Assist with the preparation of quarter end accounts and reporting to group.
• Provide support with regards to the financial aspects of quotes/bids by the sales department and review of commercial tenders to customer and attendance at review meetings.

This could be the ideal opportunity for someone looking to gain more exposure and work closely with the Financial Controller making getting you ready to take that next step.

For more information on this role please apply below.