At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance for a dynamic manufacturing business.
- Company: Join a thriving County Durham manufacturing company with a strong focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to enhance your career in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while collaborating with diverse teams and driving business success.
- Qualifications: CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified with manufacturing experience and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
Central Employment is delighted to be working with a County Durham based Manufacturing business, supporting with the recruitment of Finance Manager. Reporting into the Managing Director, the successful Finance Manager will be responsible for:
- Financial Reporting and Control: Month-end, year-end, management accounts, balance-sheet control, journals, reconciliations, accounting policies and reporting deadlines.
- Statutory Accounts, Audit and Compliance: Annual accounts, audit coordination, Companies House requirements, taxation, VAT and other statutory obligations.
- Cash Flow, Treasury and Working Capital: Cash forecasting, banking, customer receipts, supplier payments, credit control, foreign currency and short-term funding decisions.
- Budgeting, Forecasting and Business Planning: Budgets, forecasts, scenario modelling, financial planning and performance monitoring.
- Payroll, Pensions and Employee Finance: Payroll oversight, pension administration, benefits, statutory payments, deductions and payroll reconciliations.
- Accounts Payable, Receivable and Credit Management: Purchase ledger, sales ledger, payment runs, supplier accounts, customer credit, aged debt and working-capital control.
- Capital Expenditure and Fixed Assets: Capex appraisal, approval control, project expenditure, fixed-asset accounting, depreciation and lease accounting.
- Systems, Data and Process Improvement: SAP, Excel reporting, systems control, master data, ERP development and process automation.
- Commercial and Operational Business Partnering: Supporting pricing, contracts, procurement, operations, customer decisions, supplier negotiations and strategic projects.
- Risk Management, Insurance and Internal Controls: Financial controls, insurance, fraud prevention, business continuity, approval limits and risk management.
- Leadership and Stakeholder Management: Finance-team leadership, directors, auditors, banks, HMRC, insurers, suppliers, customers and Group Finance.
Qualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes: CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualification; manufacturing experience; ERP capability; commercial judgement; resilience; and hands-on leadership.
Finance Manager in Houghton-Le-Spring employer: Central Employment
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