Finance Manager

This expanding business in Congleton is looking for a Finance Manager to lead a small team. Please see the details below: Role purpose The Finance Manager will take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and provide the Managing Director with accurate, timely and commercially useful financial information. This is a hands-on position in a small finance team, combining transaction-level oversight with management accounts, cash-flow control and process improvement. Key responsibilities: Financial operations and control Lead the day-to-day finance function while remaining actively involved in bookkeeping, reconciliations and transaction processing.Maintain accurate accounting records, ensuring information is complete, consistent and up to date.Oversee sales ledger, purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, expense processing, VAT returns, payroll inputs and payment runs.Ensure sales invoices are raised promptly, supplier invoices are correctly authorised and all balance sheet control accounts are regularly reconciled.Manage credit control proactively, resolving queries quickly and escalating overdue or high-risk balances.Maintain an effective month-end timetable and provide accurate information to the company s external accountants for statutory accounts and tax compliance.Maintain clear project-by-project records of purchase orders, client receipts, supplier commitments, payments, fees and outstanding balances.Work with the team to prepare, monitor and reconcile client ..... full job details .....