Temporary Finance Manager

Our client is a leading, growing engineering company who are seeking a temporary Finance Manager to help with an increased workload. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys delivering accurate financial reporting, driving process improvements, and supporting operational decision‑making.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in the preparation, analysis, and reporting of management accounting information, ensuring managers receive timely, accurate, and relevant financial insights. You will also take responsibility for managing the transaction processing team – Credit control, AP and AR ensuring that transactions have been reconciled and contribute to the organisation’s financial management procedures.

• Lead the month‑end close process, including preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Investigate discrepancies, provide detailed commentary, and perform variance analysis.
• Analyse and interpret monthly Cost of Sales (COS) to Added Value (AV), comparing actual performance against budget and forecast.
• Present financial results and performance analysis at routine meetings with budget holders.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensure all reconciliations are completed accurately and on time.
• Perform month‑end procedures within the accounting system, including journals, cash book reconciliations, and daybook close‑outs.

Financial Control & Compliance

• Manage accruals and prepayments, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Review weekly and monthly bank reconciliations and provide support where required.
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and reporting, maintaining compliance with Group financial standards and internal policies.
• Reconcile VAT accounts, prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns, and liaise with external agencies when necessary.
• Assist with corporate tax queries and support wider compliance activities.

Operational Finance Support

• Conduct periodic stocktakes and investigate/report variances.
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register and account for capital expenditure and investments.
• Ensure labour costs are accurately recorded and reported.
• Reconcile Accounts Payable postings and resolve queries to ensure costs are recognised correctly.
• Reconcile receipt variances and support credit control activities.
• Perform STB reconciliations and act as site lead during quarterly STB audits.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Audit

• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Provide financial information and analysis to budget holders as required.
• Prepare year‑end reporting packs and act as the site lead during external financial audits.
• Resolve accounting issues and discrepancies promptly and effectively.

Ideally you will be an experienced, qualified accountant with experience of managing a team of credit control, accounts receivable, accounts payable. You will need to live within commutable distance of Alfreton as 3 days will be working on site with 2 working from home. You will possess a ‘can do’, proactive attitude and have very good attention to detail.