The role will manage and develop the finance team, drive accountability and continuous improvement, and support the growth of the business through better processes, systems, automation and team performance.
Accounts & Finance Manager responsibilities:
* Take full day-today responsibility for managing the accounts team, ensuring work is completed accurately, on time
* Set clear expectations for each role to ensure accountability across purchase ledger, credit control and accounts administration
* Motivate and develop the team to become a high performing team. Conduct regular meetings with the team, 1-1 meetings and performance reviews
* Provides financial information to management by researching and analysing accounting data and preparing reports
* Produces management information on a monthly and ad hoc basis
* Compiles customer analysis reports for the Commercial Director
* Assist and prepare year end accounts for other common interest companies for both tax advisors and accountants
* Review and preparation of KPI’s by monitoring and approving financial processing, reporting and auditing
* Prepare and approve payments (when required) by verifying documentation
* Review and prepare (when required) bank reconciliations and cash flow on a regular basis
* Review and prepare monthly reconciliations (bank, supplier statements)
* Review cashbook and petty cash cheques
* Assist and review month end checks and rebates
* Support annual audit by providing information and answers to auditors
* Review purchase summaries and supplier statement reconciliations
* Review raising of manual sales invoices (e.g. rental, management recharges) monthly and quarterly
* Review and prepare (where necessary) weekly and monthly stock schedules
* Ensure finance systems (e.g. Sage / Sage X3) are used correctly
* Own continuous improvement of processes, focussing on reducing errors, manual work and dependency
* Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks using systems, reporting tools and emerging technologies (including AI where appropriate)
* Ensure good internal control across purchase and sales ledger functions
* Develop and maintain SOP’s and checklists for routine finance tasks
Salary description
£48000.00 - £52000.00 per year