Chalk Hill Group
Finance Manager
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Chalk Hill Group is working exclusively with an established SME service-provider, based on the outskirts of Southampton, to recruit a Temporary Finance Manager for an initial 3–6-month period.
This is a hands-on role within an SME environment, suited to an experienced finance professional who is comfortable taking ownership of the day-to-day finance function and getting involved across a broad range of responsibilities. This role will be on a day rate basis, inside IR35.
The Role:
Reporting into the Managing Director, you will take responsibility for the smooth running of the finance function, ensuring accurate financial information and effective financial controls are maintained.
- Managing the day-to-day finance function and overseeing transactional finance activities
- Preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reporting
- Cashflow management, forecasting and monitoring
- Managing purchase and sales ledgers, including credit control and supplier payments
- Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Ensuring robust financial controls and processes are maintained
- Using Sage to maintain accurate financial records, process transactions and produce financial information and reports
- Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and reporting
- Providing general support and guidance to the wider business on financial matters
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About You:
We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager, Management Accountant or similar who is comfortable working in an SME environment and able to operate with a high degree of autonomy.
- Strong experience across both transactional and management accounting
- Experience producing management accounts and financial reports
- Good hands-on experience using Sage
- Good knowledge of reconciliations, cashflow and financial controls
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
- Previous experience within an SME environment
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This would suit someone who can hit the ground running, quickly understand an existing finance function and provide stability and support to the business over the coming months.
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