At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a finance team, manage reporting, and improve financial processes.
- Company: Dynamic engineering business with a £30m turnover.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a profitable and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a growing company and shape the finance function.
- Qualifications: Experience in finance management and strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Location: Grays, Essex
Type: Permanent
Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 Per Annum (plus bonus and benefits)
Our client is a growing £30m turnover engineering business who seek to hire a progressive Finance Director. The role will suit an up and coming finance professional seeking a role they can make their own, make changes and add real value. The role will manage a small finance team currently consisting of a small team of 3. The business is highly profitable and needs to professionalise the finance function, looking at improving current processes and controls will be key and better linking of contract costs, reporting and analysis of the projects will be another area of focus.
Responsibilities
- Managing a team of 3
- Review, prepare and post journals as necessary to close the month (accruals, prepayments, provisions, intercompany etc)
- Reviewing balance sheet and other reconciliations ensuring the reconciliations are substantiated and understood
- Producing monthly financial and management reporting within agreed deadlines, with comments and analysis
- Analytical review and commercial insights on project and contracts
- Overseeing purchase and sales ledger
- Supplier and other payments, including subcontractors
- Payroll including pensions and HMRC
- VAT returns, CIS Returns and compliance
- Fixed assets and leases
- Contract accounting including amounts recoverable on contracts
- Daily bank balances review and overnight deposits
- Maintaining credit balances for operating bank accounts
- Maintaining excellent and productive relationships and communications with key stakeholders internally and externally
- Liaising with external auditors and providing all relevant information, insights and explanations throughout the annual audit process
Finance Director employer: Recruit So Simple
Join a dynamic and growing engineering business in Grays, Essex, where you can truly make an impact as a Finance Director. With a focus on professional development, a supportive work culture, and competitive salary packages including bonuses, this role offers the opportunity to lead a small finance team while driving meaningful improvements in financial processes. Embrace the chance to grow your career in a highly profitable environment that values innovation and collaboration.
