Finance Manager

c£60,000An entrepreneurial importer / distributor of FMCG goods is seeking to hire a talented Finance Manager to cover the variety of end to end accounting and commercial business partnering tasks to all aspects of the business, supported by a small team. The key responsibilities would be:

Preparation of month end management accounts, including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reportingPreparation of annual budgets and monthly forecast review with revised actuals.Supervision of the transaction ledgers, cash book, stock and fixed assetsReview of Gross Margins, Cost of Sales analysis and Stock variances, including monthly sales and order reportMonthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and review of PandL expenses against budgets and forecasts.Preparation of draft statutory accounts and supporting audit schedules and liaising with our auditorsPreparation and review of VAT returnsIdeally, the successful candidate will be an ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant but finalists will also be considered with experience of financial management in SME organisations as would candidates making their first move from practice. You will be an excellent communicator and staff manager with a commercial outlook on top of sound technical accounting skills. Exposure to MS Dynamics and/or Power BI would be a bonus, but strong Excel skills would be expected. It is preferable that the individual has exposure in a product-based environment.

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