Finance Manager

The Group requires a Finance Manager for a dynamic and growing group of businesses with a combined turnover of over £55 million, operating across multiple sectors and locations. The group is known for its entrepreneurial culture, ambitious growth plans, and strong values. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key financial leadership role in a fast-paced and commercially driven environment.

Role Summary

As the Finance Manager, you will take ownership of the Group's financial operations, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting, and insightful analysis, as well as managing the finance team. Supporting the General Manager and Owner, and working closely with the rest of the management team, you will provide strategic input to support decision-making, growth initiatives, and operational performance across the businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts for all group entities.
• Oversee statutory accounts and liaise with external auditors.
• Ensure full compliance with UK accounting standards and tax regulations (VAT, Corporation Tax, PAYE, etc.).
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of financial legislation and advise accordingly.
• Assess projects to decide whether they are suitable for investment.
• Monitor group cash flow, ensuring liquidity is optimised across entities.
• Provide variance analysis and commentary against budget and forecast.
• Support strategic planning and scenario modelling.
• Review trends in turnover and profit and analyse the financial performance of the business.
• Analyse historical and current financial data to understand the company’s financial status.
• Evaluate capital expenditures and depreciation.
• Develop predictive financial models to support organisational decision-making.
• Analyse processes to identify gaps that can improve profit margins.
• Create written reports that enable management teams to make strategic decisions to meet business goals.
• Develop forecasting tools to automate financial data analysis.
• Conduct weekly stock reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit the weekly payroll and monthly salaries.
• Monthly submissions of P32s, pension contributions, VAT returns, and invoice finance reconciliations.
• Annual preparation and submission of P11Ds and dividend vouchers.
• Maintain FX currency contract balances.
• Profit and loss forecasting and any other reporting/forecasting to meet the needs of the Leadership team and other departments in the business.
• Prepare and distribute weekly reports to Directors (Sales, Goods Received, Stock, Dashboard).
• Maintain financial security by following internal controls.
• Manage and train the Accounts Team, providing support as necessary and across the wider team.
• Work with and support the wider team to identify and implement improvement opportunities within the business.

Skills And Experience

• You must be fully qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• It would be advantageous if you have managed a team.
• Proven ability to lead a finance function in an SME or mid-sized business environment.
• Commercially astute with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills able to influence non-financial stakeholders.
• Team player.
• Efficient with good attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel and experience of Sage 200/50 Payroll advantageous.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to buy/sell another 5 days.
• Birthday off, after one year of full service.
• Pension: 5% contribution from employee and 3% contribution from employer.
• Health cashback plan.
• Death in service x3 salary.
• Office-based role, with some flexibility when doing confidential work.

To apply or for more information, please speak to Becki Moore at Westmoore Recruitment.

Westmoore Recruitment are proud to be working in partnership with the employer and are acting in the capacity of an Employment agency for this permanent recruitment.