Finance Manager

Xenial Consulting LTD; Colchester; On-site; USD 53,000 - USD 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated finance professional to oversee their financial operations in Colchester. This role involves managing monthly accounts, cash flow forecasting, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. You'll play a crucial part in producing insightful management information to aid decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills and experience with financial software, along with the ability to influence and collaborate with various teams. Join a supportive environment focused on staff development and operational efficiency, where your contributions will directly impact the business's success.

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Finanzberichterstattung und im Management von Konten.
• Starke Excel-Kenntnisse sind erforderlich, einschließlich Pivot-Tabellen und Funktionen.

Responsibilities

• Verantwortung für die Erstellung und Analyse der monatlichen Managementkonten.
• Leitung der operativen Aspekte des Budgetierungsprozesses und der Cashflow-Prognosen.

Skills

Excel

Sage

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Influencing skills

Tools

Sage

Job description

Our client is a media business based in Colchester. They are looking for someone to come in on a permanent basis and oversee the transactional and monthly accounts for the business reporting directly to the CFO

Role Purpose

Managing the company’s financial operations and controls, ensuring compliance with legal and audit requirements (including HMRC). Producing accurate and insightful management information to support decision-making.

Job Description

• Preparing accurate and detailed monthly management accounts, including full commentary and variance analysis, alongside balance sheet reconciliations.
• Managing short-term cash flow forecasting, funding, and the day-to-day operation of bank and CID facilities.
• Leading operational aspects of the budgeting process, including consolidating sales and cost bases, coordinating budget timelines, and preparing budgeted P&L, balance sheets, and cash flows.
• Acting as the primary contact for external auditors and corporate tax advisors, managing year-end analysis, working papers, statutory disclosures, and related reporting.
• Allocating project codes and conducting cost management analysis.
• Uploading purchase invoices into the system, posting credit card and bank transactions, and processing supplier payments.
• Raising sales invoices, managing credit control, and preparing debt reports.
• Completing a full monthly suite of balance sheet reconciliations to audit standards.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns.
• Maintaining a robust financial control environment and ensuring adherence to financial processes across the business.

Skills & Experience

• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, charts, IF functions, and lookups.
• Experience with Sage is beneficial.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Strong ability to influence non-financial staff and build effective working relationships, particularly with commercial and production teams.
• Supportive and approachable management style, with a focus on staff development and improving efficiency and accuracy in financial processes.
• Confident in constructively challenging others and offering solutions to day-to-day issues.