Finance Manager

Our Client:

Head4Talent are currently working exclusively with a leading and fast-growing business based in the centre of Cardiff. Due to recent expansion due to acquisitions, they are seeking to recruit a Finance Manager to focus on AP, AR, Payroll, Cashbook and Fixed Assets and managing a team of three.

The Role:

Duties 

• Team Leadership: Manage and develop a team of 3, including AP&AR Assistant, Payroll Manager and Cashbook Clerk.
• Embedding Processes: Establish and embed robust financial processes and systems to ensure consistency and accuracy in financial reporting.
• External Stakeholder Management: Build and develop relationships with key suppliers, customers and service providers.
• Internal Stakeholder Management: Build and manage relationships with the FBPs, collaborating on monthly reporting and project work, FP&A function, through reporting on trends, one-off items and Operational Teams.
• Manage Monthly Reporting: Contributing to the timely, accurate reporting of various elements of financial reporting to the group through management and maintenance of AR & AP Ledgers, Balance Sheet reconciliations and accurate & timely processing of information.
• Accounts Payable: Management and production of AP Ledgers, reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Management & review of fortnightly payment run for group.
• Regular supplier statement reconciliations, including key suppliers.
• Accounts Receivable: Work with Procurement to produce Rebate invoices on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Management and production of AR Ledgers, reconciled on a monthly basis. Chasing debtors regularly.
• Payroll: Review of monthly payroll postings and payment files, investigation of budget/forecast vs actual variances across staff costs lines.
• Preparation of balance sheet recs for staff costs payable GL codes.
• Cashbook: Working in collaboration with the team to produce bank reconciliations on a daily basis.
• Fixed Assets: Manage fixed assets, including acquisitions and disposals. Prepare and post depreciation journals.
• Track and record capital expenditure invoices.
• Ensure the fixed asset register is up-to-date and accurate.
• Verify financial data and transactions.

About You:

Experience required

• ACCA, CIMA or similar minimum part qualified: Essential.
• Business Central or Similar ERP Knowledge: Desirable.
• Excel Skills: Intermediate level essential.

Degree Finance related: Desirable