Wade Macdonald
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Company Accountant/Finance Manager
Maidenhead
£70,000 per annum
Fully Office Based
ACA / ACCA / CIMA Qualified
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for a Company Accountant / Finance Manager to join an interesting and ambitious organisation based in Maidenhead.
Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a broad and highly hands-on position with responsibility for the finance function across three connected entities: an operating company managing a major development project, the company funding the project, and an associated charitable foundation.
As the primary finance professional within the business, you will take ownership of the complete accounting cycle, ensuring accurate financial records, strong financial controls and full compliance with statutory, taxation and reporting requirements.
You will work closely with the CEO, Directors and Trustees, providing timely financial information and commercial insight to support decision-making, strategic planning and business growth.
This is an ideal opportunity for a qualified accountant who enjoys genuine ownership and wants a role where they can operate at both a strategic and hands-on level.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day finance function across all three entities
- Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports for the CEO, Directors and Trustees
- Prepare annual budgets, forecasts and cash flow forecasts
- Maintain accounting records and financial systems
- Take responsibility for statutory financial, taxation and reporting obligations
- Manage and submit VAT, Corporation Tax, CIS, Companies House and Charity Commission requirements
- Manage sales and purchase ledgers, supported by the Office Manager
- Process and reconcile bank accounts
- Prepare year-end accounts and liaise with external professional advisers
- Manage fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules
- Administer or oversee payroll and associated statutory requirements
- Manage pension obligations where applicable
- Oversee supplier payments and monitor customer receipts
- Manage credit control and support debt recovery where required
- Prepare financial information for banks, insurers and other external organisations
- Maintain and strengthen financial controls, systems and procedures
- Identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and cost control
- Provide financial advice and commercial insight to the CEO, Directors and Trustees
- Support the wider administration team with finance-related queries
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- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- An experienced, hands-on accountant comfortable taking ownership of an entire finance function
- Strong across management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow
- Experienced with statutory accounts, year-end processes and external advisers
- Confident managing VAT, Corporation Tax and other statutory reporting requirements
- Experienced across balance sheet reconciliations, ledgers and financial controls
- Comfortable overseeing payroll and pensions
- Commercially minded and able to provide meaningful financial insight
- Confident communicating directly with CEOs, Directors and other senior stakeholders
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Comfortable working across multiple entities and balancing both operational and strategic responsibilities
- Experience working within a multi-entity, investment-led or similarly complex organisation would be highly advantageous.
What's on Offer?
- £70,000 salary
- Broad Finance Manager position with significant ownership
- Exposure to senior leadership and Board-level reporting
- Varied remit spanning group, investment and charity accounting
- Opportunity to join an interesting organisation at an exciting stage of its development
- Fully office-based role in Maidenhead
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