Finance Manager

Finance Manager - St. Austell - £45,000

Trial Balance Consulting have been engaged by a long standing client, a highly prominent services business with an exceptional reputation for employee retention and development. The business currently seeks to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to join their accounting team on a full time, permanent basis. The role will be based at the business HQ in St. Austell. 

This is a broad and interesting role that will report to an experienced Financial Controller and Head of Finance, and manage a small transactional/reporting team. This is a group holding business with several entities and income streams that will be collated at group level. Key features of the role to include: 

- Lead responsibility for collating and delivering group management reports with detailed commentary

- Supervision of a small and ambitious team of direct reports ensuring strong training and development

- Monitor the AP team and provide overall authorisation for supplier payment runs

- Support the preparartin of annual budget and general budget monitoring

- Production of rolling cash flow forecasts and projections

- Preparation of statutory accounts and financial reporting

- Act as a key point of contact to external stakeholders, government bodies and auditors

- Deputise for and provide cover to the Financial Controller rand Head of Finance where required

- System maintenance, streamlining and improvements

For this role we seek a professionally qualified individual (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), with strong experience in end-to-end accounting and leading a small finance team. Candidate’s will ideally have at least 28 months of recently gained experience in a financial management capacity and have a solid understanding of internal and external financial reporting. The successful candidate will assume a key role within the function and be a “recognised face” to colleagues across all areas of the business so strong communication skills and the ability to translate financial reports to non-financial managers will be essential. Good all round IT aptitude and a strong understanding of spreadsheet manipulation essential. The FM will work within an energetic and fast paced function where enthusiasm is infectious, a likeminded attitude would fit well here!

For further details including a detailed role specification, please contact Steve Roach quoting reference SR8373 as soon as possible.