This successful and award-winning group of companies is led by a passionate management team of industry experts. Committed to enriching the lives of their customers and employees they have grown to be a prominent name within their sector and now have a very strong balance sheet and healthy pipeline of work. Following a recent restructure of duties in the finance department the CFO has created a new role for a Finance Business Partner to take their reporting and analysis to the next level. The role will involve working closely with divisional directors and leaders within the business providing narrative and insight into the numbers to support operational and strategic decision making.
The successful candidate will be joining a good team, with clearly defined objectives and a drive towards continuous improvement to ensure the finance function adds value to the rest of the business. The role will be wide ranging, with plenty of scope for project work, including involvement with an imminent upgrade of their accounting system. The main duties will include:
Managing the month end process and producing full management accounts pack
Balance sheet reconciliation, investigating and resolving discrepancies
VAT Returns, bank reconciliation and fixed asset register maintenance
Produce variance and margin analysis to support decision making
Preparing budgets and forecasts for the group companies
Reporting and analysis of sales and performance
Provide advice and insight to senior management to support decision making
Prepare groups annual report and subsidiary stat accounts
Liaising with stakeholders to meet reporting timetables
Co-ordinating the annual audit and year-end financial processes
A key theme of this role will be identifying opportunities for cost savings, efficiency improvements, and process enhancements across finance systems. A strong focus on quality and attention to detail will be vital, coupled with communication skills to liaise confidently with non-financial stakeholders. Experience of producing reports for external investors and financial institutions would be highly beneficial to this role alongside excellent IT skills, ideally with use of BI tools and financial reporting systems.
Applicants to this vacancy should have a strong Management Accounting background and would preferably be ACCA / CIMA or ACA qualified and looking to embark on an exciting career path. This appointment is viewed as a key part of their succession plan so for the right person there will be significant career development opportunities. The role is office based in Wigan.
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Finance Business Partner in Wigan employer: All The Top Bananas
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