Finance Manager required for a succesful Manufacturing business based in Letchworth Garden City. The Company prides itself on its ability and expertise to deliver the highest quality of products and services to some of the world’s leading retail and hospitality brands.
This is a full time role and will report directly to the Finance Director.
Location: Letchworth Garden City
Hours: Monday to Friday - 09.00-17.30 – 37.5 hours per week
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
To contribute to the day to day running of the business by overseeing the Finance, HR and IT functions and related personnel (4 staff)
To have oversight of and input into all areas of the company’s Finance function
To produce accurate monthly accounts by the due date on the following month including: P&L, Balance Sheet including analysis of sales, cost of sales and stock
Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
To produce annual year-end financial information
To manage company cash flow and data collection on a daily basis
To maintain banking and external auditor relationships
To ensure proper functioning of all financial administration and financial processes, including accounting and budgets, employee salaries and benefits, and other internal processes
To ensure that the company financial systems comply with all statutory, legal and regulatory requirements
To monitor company overheads
To maintain the business disaster recovery plan
To manage company tax and insurances, credit assurance
To monitor company warehouse premises and associated costs including overseeing the monthly stock take process
To participate in HR matters. Support the HR manager.
To manage and support the ledger clerks in their extended role of monitoring Direct Debits and credit cards, fuel cards, utility readings
Accounting qualification and around four years post qualification experience.
Experience of running an invoice discounting facility
Experience of working in manufacturing background
Strong Sage50 experience
Intermediate Excel skills, to include pivot tables and v-lookups
Relevant experience in similar role is essential.
Strong attention to detail
Robust personality, comfortable communicating with all stakeholders from board directors to shop-floor staff, with the ability to win their goodwill and co-operation
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
The ability to manage own projects to tight deadlines is essential.
Awareness of regulations, procedures around employment, Health and Safety concepts
Ability to prioritise workload during busy periods.
Ability and willingness to learn new skills and processes.
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Ref: 2696
Role: Finance Manager
Location: Letchworth Garden City