Finance Manager - Manchester, United Kingdom - Portfolio Credit Control

Portfolio Credit Control
Portfolio Credit Control
Verified Company
Manchester, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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You will lead a team of both qualified and transactional finance heads with your sole focus being to lead enhancements to processes, systems and routines to improve the quality and timeliness of information.

This position will report directly into an impressiveFinance Director with a proven track record and be a key role within Group Finance.


You will help interpret and analyse the Profit & Loss account, providing both support but also constructive challenge to the relevant business heads to seek optimal balance between financial performance and departmental objectives.

The aim is to sharpenour approach with a clear focus upon margin analyses, promoting a better understanding of profit flows, ultimately improving decision making and profitability, considering both short term and long term elements.


Key Responsibilities as a Finance Manager:


_Commercial Insights:
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  • Business partner with various departments within the group including Senior Finance members and nonfinance heads.
  • Team management including development and progression of individual team members alongside leading various recruitment processes when they arise.
  • Create and implement a framework for robust and detailed reporting around operational KPIs, including financials, efficiency projects and staffing linking to both business and Group reporting requirements
  • Budgeting and quarterly forecasting reflects business activity and identified opportunities and risks and that deviations are identified and acted upon in a timely manner.
  • Prepare and present financial analyses to key stakeholders identifying emerging trends or themes in metrics to positively impact future performance
  • Seek to identify and implement improvements in speed and accuracy of operational / financial MI preparation and delivering 'one version of the truth' and common data dictionaries within PBS this will also include close working collaboration with Groupfinance

_Timely and Accurate Management Accounts:
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  • Timely and Accurate Management Accounts
  • Month end close by end of working day 6 and reporting in line with Group deadlines.
  • Errors less than 2% of monthly EBITDA
  • Insightful reporting and analysis of variances
  • Ownership of P&L and Balance Sheet for PBSUK. Deep level of understanding of the transactions going through the ledger and robust support for the balance sheet
  • Also responsible for Rainy City Properties and Peninsula Legal Services

_Financial control:
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  • Ensure that key financial controls and are designed, documented and executed. Ensure that key reconciliations are performed and fully understood.
  • Analysis and challenge of costs that are not in line with procurement policies and budgets / forecasts.
  • Increase use of systems and automation to improve financial control and increase efficiency.
  • Ensuring financial statements are completed in line with applicable accounting standards and policies such as revenue recognition are appropriately supported.
  • Group recharges are effectively managed
  • Completion of VAT return and other adhoc tasks

Qualifications/Experience

  • Have a recognised accountancy qualification ACCA/CIMA/ACA
  • Possess strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
  • Confident selfstarter and commercial acumen
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks while meeting tight deadlines
  • Have strong Excel skills and the ability to selfserve on information requirements
  • Possess strong communication skills and the ability to develop positive working relationships within the finance function, and the wider business
  • Well developed skills in written presentation and narrative

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