Finance Manager

Citadel Source are delighted to be working with an SME property business, based in central Bristol, who are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Manager reporting to the Managing Director.

The role

This role will play a vital part within the organisation moving forward, bringing financial know how to a growing business, taking the reins from the current incumbent and continuing to drive financial efficiencies, controls and bringing a continued improvement approach to utilising data. This role will manage a small team of part qualified accountants.

About you

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant or qualified by experience and will have demonstrable experience working with small businesses, either in an advisory capacity (I.e. small practice working alongside multiple clients) or within a SME business in a leadership capacity, (such as a Finance Manager or Financial Controller) utilisation of smaller business systems such as Xero or Sage 50 is useful.

As a Finance Manager, your role will include, but not be limited to:

• Managing and developing a small accounting team
• Overseeing all financial processing systems, including Sales ledger, Purchase ledger
• Payroll, Cash & Bank, Office Management and General ledger, reporting directly to the Directors
• Quarterly VAT returns and P11D submissions
• Responsibility for the Finance IT systems – both infrastructure and application
• Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting on the companies, including the partnership and subsidiary companies (MI including P&L forecasting, cash flow forecasting and ad hoc reporting on various KPIs)
• Budgetary planning and control
• Manage the year-end audit process and preparation of statutory accounts
• Preparation of Financial information for third parties
• Treasury Management
• Accurate inventory/stock reporting
• Insurance renewals
• Capital asset management
• Carry out projects to reduce financial risks and improve efficiencies
• Provide accurate and useful financial data and data analysis to support strategic decision-making
• Research and report on factors influencing business performance
• Liaising with external stakeholders to ensure statutory reporting is delivered on time and seamlessly
• Arranging competitive sources of finance for the company\’s debt facilities
• Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation

What the client has to offer

• A salary of £50,000 – £60,000 per annum
• Casual dress
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Company pension
• Free on-site parking

If you are interested in this role, please reach out to Oliver Price at Citadel Source.