Finance Manager

Full-time M-F

Robins Wood House, NG8 3NH

Description:

Skills and Education Group are delighted to be hiring for an experienced Finance Manager to join the team in order to support the Financial Controller in providing a comprehensive, efficient and high quality finance function for the Group.

Key responsibilities:

• To assist with the provision of monthly management accounts, commentary and variance analysis for all companies.
• To ensure that the accounting practices of all companies are co-ordinated to ensure efficient consolidated reporting.
• To manage the monthly payroll process ensuring the payment of staff salaries in a timely and accurate manner together with all deductions and employer charges,
• To complete VAT returns for all companies. Knowledge of partial exemption would be an advantage.
• Oversee a team of 3 direct reports
• To oversee appropriate invoicing processes and oversee credit control and debt collection processes.
• To assist with the maintenance of appropriate finance systems and records with documented procedures.
• To assist with the preparation of end of year financial statements and annual audit process for all companies
• To maintain accurate records for projects. Maintaining costing record for projects, including the allocation of salaries and the apportionment of overhead costs and claiming of funds.
• To assist with the finance requirements of contracts undertaken by the companies..
• To maintain the fixed asset register, managing additions and disposal, ensuring depreciation/amortisation is accounted for in accordance with company policies.
• To agree with direct reports their own personal targets and objectives.
• To assist with the provision of ad hoc financial management information.

Requirement

• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, Part or fully qualified or QBE
• Up to date knowledge of accounting standards and practice
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Experience of management of the annual audit process
• Accounts payable and receivable, credit control and debt recovery
• Banking and cash control processes
• VAT, payroll and expenses
• Commercially aware