Finance Manager - Leicester, United Kingdom - Paul Mitchell Associates

Paul Mitchell Associates

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Leicester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Finance Manager

Summary of the Role

Ensuring good financial control (timely, accurate and complete) of ledgers for all sites/legal entities and reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts.
To be main custodian of all income, card and cash receipts processes.
Act as main point of contact for all banking operations and VAT.
Supporting the Financial Controller and the wider finance team in any queries and ensure the finance function achieves all objectives and deadlines including pitching in to cover peak periods and absences.
Provide cover for Financial Controller when not in office.
Assisting in managing the AR/AP and Payroll team members. Provide training for junior members as required. Business partnering with the sites for accounts payable processes, income collection including OTC cash and card collection processes, expenses andpayroll processes
Reviewing weekly transaction processing to ensure end to end financial control procedures are followed and ledgers are correctly maintained.
Ownership of daily/weekly/monthly balance sheet accounts reconciliation processes. Maintain daily /weekly/monthly reporting of relevant KPIs and analysis of targets as required.
Support the Payroll Manager in managing and improving T&A, payroll and pensions processes as well as with technical support around compliance matters.
Provide payroll analysis and reporting as required
Preparation, submission and review of VAT and ensuring compliance with HMRC VAT, PAYE, Pensions and ONS processes as well as other ad hoc returns
Maintain permanent banking file including DD's, SO's, delegations of authority, card holders etc. Act as main bank liaison
Ensure achievement of informal SLA's for expense payments and locum payments
Managing or supporting new ledger set ups, new document management set ups and chart of accounts changes as required.
Supporting and managing the endtoend audit trail for current processes and systems including document and interface management.
Preparing and/or reviewing all endtoend transaction processing procedures to ensure completeness and up to date
Prepare, review and post monthly accruals, prepayments and other nominated journals including payroll and recharges.
Ensure fully reconciled balance sheet accounts.
Reconcile intercompany accounts.
Prompt investigation and resolution of any unreconciled items
Continually identify risks which lead to inaccuracies and/or lack of timely ledger cut off, propose solutions where necessary and effectively communicate and manage implementation of agreed solutions as required
Support production of cash flow forecasts as well as weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes with variance commentary/analysis as required
Ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations as required
Provide recommendations for efficiency improvements / continuous improvement mindset
Liaising with Operations Team and other Finance Team members as required

The Right Person

Previous experience in a for profit commercial enterprise (2 years minimum) working across multiple disciplines, multiple sites and legal entities
Experience of AP and AR and cash operations including high volume transaction management
Ability to work to tight deadlines, prioritise busy workload and working flexibly as required
Strong technical accounting knowledge
Excellent excel skills
Experience supporting monthly management accounts for multiple sites, statutory accounts preparation and year end audit
Ability to delegate and manage the work of others
Part qualified accountant or QBE (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Produced budgets for medium sized company

Desirable

Mixed Retail
Occasional travel other sites
Desire to finalise accounting qualifications. Support is provided.

Package

Appointment Type: Permanent
Salary: £30,000 £35,000
Full Time, Office Based
Pension
Parking
Holiday
Health Insurance

If you - or someone you might know - are interested & think this opportunity may be suitable, APPLY ONLINE or call Paul Mitchell Associates (quoting ref: on.