Lucy Group Ltd
Financial Reporting Manager - Onsite Role
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Financial Reporting Manager - Onsite Role
Financial Reporting Manager
Job Title
Financial Reporting Manager
Business
Location
Dartford
Job Reference Number
#4555
Job Purpose
The role will lead financial reporting and assist with the financial planning cycle. This role will report to the Financial Controller of the business and work closely with Lucy Group finance teams.
Business Overview
Blakley Electrics is a UK manufacturer specialising in high-performance power distribution, protection, transformer, and lighting products, supplying sectors including construction, industrial, rail, nuclear, and events. The company has operated for over 65 years and manufactures in-house to ISO9001:2015 standards.
Job Context
Financial Reporting
- Produce accurate monthly management accounts and financial commentary.
- Assist with year-end statutory accounts preparation.
- Ensure compliance with UK GAAP and internal financial policies.
- Collaborate with Financial Accounting to maintain financial controls and support financial reporting.
- Preparation of company tax pack reporting to the Group.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Assist the Financial Controller with quarterly forecasting, annual budgets, and medium-term planning.
- Partner with operational teams (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering) to deliver meaningful forecasting inputs.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support:
- Scenario planning
- Pricing reviews
- Margin analysis
- Support analysis of:
- Revenue
- Cost drivers
- Working capital performance
- Improvement opportunities
- Preparation of reports to feed into the cash flow forecasting model.
- Support make-or-buy decisions, Capex, appraisal, and ROI analysis.
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience include:
- Experience in a deadline-oriented financial organisation.
- Background in financial reporting and FP&A within manufacturing or engineering environments.
- Proven ability to implement and improve financial processes.
- Fully qualified accountant or final year student (e.g., ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Excellent analytical and modelling skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
- Ability to integrate local and Group financial policies and procedures.
- Membership of a recognised accountancy body.
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Behavioural Competencies
The following traits are essential:
- Integrity and professional judgement
- Commercial and operational mindset
- Ownership and accountability
- Attention to detail
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Communication and working relationships
- Adaptability and resilience
- Problem-solving ability and continuous improvement mindset.
Next Steps
Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you! Our application process is quick and easy.
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