Finance Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Play a key role during the companies/Client month end process, tracking the raising of SAP PO s and analysis of client spend
• Coordinate the production and release of timely and accurate client invoices through an efficient month end process, working with site management / SBS
• Review/analyse site performance and provide commentary prior to declaration of financial results. The role will be focused on managing a number of processes key to the accurate allocation of revenues, costs and reporting of service performance within the contracts.
• Supporting the Account Director (AD), site teams in all significant decision making.
• Develop a strong working relationship with the senior operations team – ensure awareness exists of current and future challenges e.g. change controls, Purchase Order or trading issues and seasonal trading patterns (Christmas or Summer holiday season).
• Complete the annual budgeting and quarterly forecast process with the AD and senior site managers. Challenge and support this process as appropriate.

Job Content

• Maintain a robust forecasting process, identifying issues and opportunities and ensuring that the AD and senior site managers have action plans in place to address them.
• This can be London based or Birmingham based.
• Ensure financial control environment is properly implemented, especially around cash, stock and cost control in units.
• Work with the operational and finance teams to analyse performance trends and opportunities and to determine how best the insight from this work can be turned into real performance improvements in the business. Once agreed, support and drive the implementation of this into the business e.g. driving the labour management project forward.
• Work with senior site management/SBS to deliver accurate monthly accounts to reflect all activity within the account, ensuring that items such as WIP / major project activity are represented accurately
• Take an active role in supporting the AD in client meetings (e.g. quarterly reviews) and proposals for new and existing services. As needed, develop good working relationships across the contract site base.
• Produce management information for the operational team on a timely and effective basis
• Seek to continually improve processes to eliminate administration burden and maximise opportunity to provide decision support. Embrace central initiatives and support their deployment into sites.
• Delivering a strong management review and control process with the AD and senior site management.

This role would be an ideal role for a part qualified/ newly qualified Accountant looking to progress and develop within a national household name