Finance Manager - Brentford, United Kingdom - Reed Accountancy

Reed Accountancy

Verified Company

Brentford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client is looking for a dependable Finance Manager, to be responsible for all financial activities and provide advice and guidance to the directors and managers for the future development of the company.

The goal is to enable the company to make soundand timely business decisions and meet its objectives.

The Finance Manager will report directly to the Managing Director. Hybrid working after hands on

Responsibilities

Ensure timely production of financial reports and analyse their results to make recommendations where appropriate
Oversee periodic activities: invoicing, payroll, VAT, corporation tax, expenses and benefits, insurances, business rates
Oversee financerelated operations, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met, e.g. credit control, supplier payments
Maintain adequate controls and supervision of financial activities to ensure integrity
Analyse costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results and the company's actual performance against plans
Maintain projections for the company finances
Manage rolling budgets
Manage a small team of financial and administrative assistants
Conduct reviews and evaluations for costreduction opportunities
Advise on investment activities
Bring in and liaise with external experts in specialist areas such as R&D tax credits, intellectual property, trademarking, international subsidiaries, overseas taxation, employee share ownership
Maintain uptodate customer and supplier contracts
Ensure compliance with financial regulations and legislation

About you:

Skills

Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Proficient user of financial software
Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
Ability to multitask
Strategic thinking
Relationship management
Project management
People management
Time management