Finance Manager

Accounts and Finance Manager

A leading FMCG Manufacturer is currently recruiting for an Accounts and Finance Manager to join the team. This is a new role to the business and reporting into the Finance Controller, this Accounts & Finance Manager will lead the day-to-day operations of the Accounts function, ensuring financial processes are completed accurately, efficiently and on time whilst maintaining strong financial controls. The role will manage and develop the finance team, drive accountability and continuous improvement, and support the growth of the business through better processes, systems, automation and team performance.

Accounts & Finance Manager responsibilities:

• Take full day-to-day responsibility for managing the accounts team, ensuring work is completed accurately, on time
• Set clear expectations for each role to ensure accountability across purchase ledger, credit control and accounts administration
• Motivate and develop the team to become a high performing team. Conduct regular meetings with the team, 1-1 meetings and performance reviews
• Provides financial information to management by researching and analysing accounting data and preparing reports
• Produces management information on a monthly and ad hoc basis
• Compiles customer analysis reports for the Commercial Director
• Assist and prepare year end accounts for other common interest companies for both tax advisors and accountants
• Review and preparation of KPI’s by monitoring and approving financial processing, reporting and auditing
• Prepare and approve payments (when required) by verifying documentation
• Review and prepare (when required) bank reconciliations and cash flow on a regular basis
• Review and prepare monthly reconciliations (bank, supplier statements)
• Review cashbook and petty cash cheques
• Assist and review month end checks and rebates
• Support annual audit by providing information and answers to auditors
• Review purchase summaries and supplier statement reconciliations
• Review raising of manual sales invoices (e.g. rental, management recharges) monthly and quarterly
• Review and prepare (where necessary) weekly and monthly stock schedules
• Ensure finance systems (e.g. Sage / Sage X3) are used correctly
• Own continuous improvement of processes, focussing on reducing errors, manual work and dependency
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks using systems, reporting tools and emerging technologies (including AI where appropriate)
• Ensure good internal control across purchase and sales ledger functions
• Develop and maintain SOP’s and checklists for routine finance tasks