Ridge and Partners LLP
Finance Manager
Oxford
Posted about 21 hours ago
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Monthly Management Accounts
Roles and responsibilities within this role:
- Overseeing the month end close, working with other areas of finance to close ledgers to the agreed timescale
- Overseeing and supporting with the preparation of monthly management accounts to a high standard of accuracy.
- Ensuring all recurring journals are booked by the relevant team members
- Overseeing the pre-close reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts, reviewing for accuracy and ensure there are no material adjustments required at year end.
- Ensuring postings are accurate and reflect the coding and dimensions required
Business Partnering
- Championing best practice and encourage high standards of work and service to the business to match Ridge core values
- Ensuring agreed policies and processes are adhered to and proactively developed to meet the needs of the business as it transitions through growth.
- Providing support and guidance to the business including induction training when required
- Supporting with the FP&A Team providing commercial challenge to the business to maximise revenue and minimise costs
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Systems Development
- Timely closure of the month and year end ledgers
- Liaising with IT to maintain the configuration of the D365 accounting system
- Overseeing the testing process for routine system updates
Staff Management
- Leading the team providing direction, support and mentoring.
- Ensuring annual reviews are performed along with ongoing with mid-year progress reviews
- Monitoring workloads and re-directing resource throughout the month to ensure all tasks are completed.
- Assessing staffing requirements to ensure the team are appropriately staffed to cope with growth
The Skills And Experience Required For This Role
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- A qualified accountant with 2 years+ post qualification experience
- Either a first move from practice or from industry with a similar scale of business. Knowledge of finance systems and management accounts preparation is helpful.
- A positive and strong ‘can do’ attitude
- The ability to bring fresh ideas
- Great communications skills, both verbally and written
- Attention to detail
- Team player and keen to be visible to the team and wider finance function
The essential skills and experience required for this role are as follows:
- Experience of managing staff, working within a multi-sited and growing business.
- Can demonstrate a proactive approach to team and process development.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics F&O preferable or experience of similar ERP systems
- A strong working knowledge of Excel
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Skills
Qualified Accountant
Management Accounts
Team Management
Business Partnering
Process Development
Microsoft Dynamics
Excel
Communication
Attention to Detail
Proactive Approach
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