Financial Reporting Manager - Onsite Role in Dartford

Job Purpose: The role will lead financial reporting and assist with the financial planning cycle. This role will report to the Financial Controller of the business and work closely with Lucy Group finance teams.

Business Overview: Blakley Electrics is a UK manufacturer specialising in high performance power distribution, protection, transformer and lighting products, supplying sectors including construction, industrial, rail, nuclear and events. The company has operated for over 65 years and manufactures in house to ISO9001:2015 standards.

Job Context:

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts and financial commentary.
• Assist with year end statutory accounts preparation.
• Ensure compliance with UK GAAP and internal financial policies.
• Collaborate with Financial Accounting to maintain financial controls and support financial reporting.
• Preparation of company tax pack reporting to Group.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

• Assist the Financial Controller with quarterly forecasting, annual budgets and medium term planning.
• Partner with operational teams (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering) to deliver meaningful forecasting inputs.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support scenario planning, pricing reviews and margin analysis.
• Support the analysis of revenue, cost drivers and working capital performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Preparation of reports to feed into the cashflow forecasting model.
• Support make-or-buy decisions, Capex, appraisal and ROI analysis.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience:
• Working in a deadline orientated financial organisation.
• Background in financial reporting and FP&A within manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Proven ability to implement and improve financial processes.
• Fully qualified accountant or finalist (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent analytical and modelling skills.
• Able to prioritise workload effectively.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality and attention to detail.
• Ability to integrate local and Group financial policies and procedures.
• Recognised accountancy body.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Integrity and Professional Judgement.
• Commercial and Operational Mindset.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Attention to Detail.
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving.
• Communication and Working Relationships.
• Adaptability and Resilience.
• Problem solving ability & continuous improvement mindset.

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Responsibilities:

• Manage the delivery of feasibility and assessment work for proposed and current projects to contribute to the development and continuous review of business cases.
• Work within established research systems to deliver prescribed outcomes for a designated part of an economic research program.
• Provide basic financial modeling input into business cases, costs, and schedules to support growth in the business.
• Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports.
• Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.
• Advise managers how to apply a wide variety of existing procedures and precedents.
• Help others get the most out of data management systems by providing support and advice.
• Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring issues to others where necessary for interpretation of policy.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfil personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Educational Requirements: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level.

General Experience Requirement: Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years).

Managerial Experience Requirement: Basic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months).