Finance Manager
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Job Location:
Manchester - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title:Finance Manager
Location: Manchester - Hybrid
Salary:Competitive salary Up to 12% Pension Health Care and other Flexible benefits listed below
Type: Full-time Permanent
Are you a qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with strong experience in financial reporting audit and financial control
Have you operated in a complex organisation shared service centre or international group environment
Do you enjoy leading teams improving processes and strengthening financial controls
If so wed love to hear from you.
Role Purpose: To provide leadership to the General Ledger Team including ownership of the accounts preparation process for management group and statutory reporting. Taking the lead on VAT and Corporation Tax reporting and all Finance compliance tasks. Management and development of General Ledger team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Compliance & Governance
- Improve and test the I&F Finance internal control environment including designing and implementing robust internal controls and audit procedures across the SSC.
- Identify control gaps and implement remediation actions to strengthen compliance.
- Act as a key point of contact for tax advisors external auditors internal auditors BV Group Finance and HMRC.
- Ensure timely preparation of audit deliverables and act as the main contact during internal and external audits.
- Lead VAT return preparation and EC sales submissions.
- Manage preparation and filing of UK statutory accounts.
- Lead the corporation tax return preparation process.
General Ledger Management - Lead month-end reporting for the GL team ensuring accurate and timely completion.
- Own the accounts preparation process for management group and statutory reporting.
- Ensure accurate month-end close processes including balance sheet reviews.
- Manage quarterly IFRS/UK GAAP compliant balance sheet preparation.
- Support quarterly group reporting within Magnitude.
- Oversee working capital sign-offs and KPI deck production.
Reporting & Performance Management - Produce monthly working capital KPI packs for the finance team.
- Ensure high-quality balance sheet output with clear commentary.
- Support timely delivery of group reporting bundles and statutory deliverables.
- Improve reporting accuracy through continuous improvement initiatives.
Process & Systems Optimisation - Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes.
- Support audit and compliance process enhancements.
- Support operational efficiency and sustainable growth initiatives.
- Ensure consistent and high-quality accounting process execution.
Leadership & People Development - Lead and develop the General Ledger team.
- Support business projects requiring GL / financial control expertise.
- Drive high performance and continuous improvement.
Ad Hoc & Strategic Support - Support the Head of Finance with financial control or compliance projects.
- Act as a bank signatory in line with finance policy.
- Support back-office improvement initiatives.
Experience & Skills Required
- Proven financial management experience
- Experience with process automation and continuous improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of working capital optimisation and cash management
- Familiarity with FLEX processes or similar governance frameworks
- Experience supporting external and internal audit functions
- Experience of working within a large international group
- Experience of delivering change and transformation programmes within a shared service centre environment.
- Leadership/development of a finance team
- Effective communicator and influencer both verbal and written to peers business partners and senior managers
Qualifications Required:
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA ACA or CIMA)
Whats in it for you
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working
- 25 daysholiday 8bank holidays with the option to buy or sell 5 holidays plus an option to carry over 5 days
- Combined pension contributions ofup to 12%
- Annual Salary review
- Flexible benefits scheme to suit what is important to you including Life Cover Private health care Dental Care GymFlex Techscheme Enhanced Maternity/Paternity policy Give as You Earn scheme & Travel Insurance
- Health and Wellbeing Support through; Mental Health First aiders Employee Assistance programme & Smart Health services
- Working for an Industry leading global Inspection company
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Cognos
- Forecasting
- Hyperion
- Dealership Experience
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
About Company
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