Finance Manager

MacKenzie King are excited to be recruiting a Finance Manager for a values-led and ambitious business, based in North Colchester. Reporting to the CEO, the Finance Manager will play a pivotal role in providing relevant and timely financial and management information to meet the ever-growing needs of the business. The successful Finance Manager will be a confident individual with the ability to take a hands-on approach for accounting/reporting across the business and drive the necessary changes to current processes and procedures to deliver succinct and timely management reporting and analysis.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monthly management accounts preparation, ensuring commentary on variances is accurate and useful. This will include evaluating, interpreting and investigating the cause of any variances.
• Preparation and reporting to budgets and forecasts, working with the management team to interrogate and challenge their financial performance.
• Design, implement and maintain KPI dashboards to support decision making.
• Responsible for addressing queries from the leadership team including producing ad hoc analysis.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve the performance of the finance function and internal controls through the evaluation and optimisation of processes.
• Ensure accounting records are maintained on a timely and accurate basis within the finance system.
• Maintenance of cash flow forecast to support the business.
• Provide financial information to the leadership team to enable them to achieve objectives.
• Develop and mentor two direct reports.

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA), qualified by experience will be considered
• Experience in product-based SMEs
• Strong management accounting, cost control, and stock accounting skills
• Confident presenting financials to both directors and managers
• Strong communicator - patient, clear, and able to adapt your style
• People manager with process improvement mindset
• Ability to be hands-on and get into the detail