At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead finance operations, manage budgets, and provide strategic financial analysis.
- Company: Dynamic manufacturing firm in South Yorkshire with a focus on growth.
- Benefits: Negotiable salary, career development opportunities, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Full-time on-site position with potential for career advancement.
- Why this job: Join a key role in driving financial success and operational efficiency.
- Qualifications: Qualified Accountant with finance management experience in manufacturing.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Location: Coulman Street, Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire : Fully on site : no remote working
The Finance Manager is responsible for the day: to: day management of the finance function, ensuring the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting while supporting strategic decision making across the business.
The role provides financial leadership through effective budgeting, forecasting, cost control, statutory compliance and continuous improvement.
Working closely with operational departments, the Finance Manager will provide commercially focused financial analysis to maximise profitability, improve efficiencies and support sustainable business growth.
Duties
- Financial Management
- Lead the daily finance operations and ensure accurate maintenance of the general ledger.
- Produce timely monthly accounts and prepare P and L accounts, balance sheets and cash flow forecasts.
- Maintain robust financial controls across all departments.
- Review and approve journals, reconciliations and adjustments.
- Ensure financial records comply with UK accounting standards.
- Financial Reporting
- Prepare monthly board reports and produce departmental performance reports.
- Analyse financial trends and key business drivers and present financial information to senior leadership.
- Support strategic planning with financial modelling and develop meaningful KPI dashboards.
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Lead the annual budgeting process and prepare rolling forecasts.
- Monitor departmental expenditure and identify financial risks and opportunities.
- Challenge budget assumptions and recommend cost saving initiatives.
- Cash Flow Management
- Manage daily cash flow and forecast working capital requirements.
- Monitor debtor and creditor balances and ensure sufficient liquidity.
- Manage banking relationships and authorise supplier payment runs.
- Cost Control
- Analyse manufacturing costs and review labour costs and overheads.
- Monitor production variances and support operational efficiency initiatives.
- Identify waste reduction opportunities and recommend improvements to profitability.
Commercial Finance: Partner with operational managers by providing
- Margin analysis, Product costing, Customer profitability, Capital investment appraisals and ROI.
- Business case preparation and pricing support
- Compliance
- UK GAAP
- Companies Act
- HMRC requirements / VAT regulations / Corporation Tax / PAYE legislation
- Internal financial controls and external audit requirements
Audit: Assist
- Year: end audit preparation and internal audit activity
- Financial control reviews and external auditor liaison and action plan implementation
- Payroll Oversight
- Review payroll calculations and ensure statutory deductions are correct.
- Reconcile payroll journals and ensure pension compliance.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Team Leadership
- Conduct performance reviews and develop colleagues whilst allocating workloads.
- Support succession planning and promote continuous improvement.
- Information Security and GDPR
- Handle confidential financial information securely and comply with UK GDPR.
- Protect commercially sensitive information.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Follow company cyber security procedures.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business (desirable)
Essential Experience
- Finance management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Management accounting, financial reporting alongside budget preparation.
- Cash flow forecasting, Cost accounting, Financial reporting.
- Team management.
- Audit preparation.
- ERP systems.
- Advanced Excel
Desirable Experience
- Food manufacturing.
- SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or Sage.
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