Finance Manager

Posted 24 August 2023
Salary £70000 - £75000 per annum, Benefits: + bonus
LocationManchester
Discipline Qualified Finance
ReferenceAC/378441/FM
Contact NameAaron Conneran

Job description

Finance Manager | Manchester | Hybrid | up to £75,000 | Services | Private Equity

Job Overview:

Axon Moore are partnering with a Private Equity backed business with a great reputation, who have gone through a digital transformation and are looking to achieve impressive growth in the coming years in order to maintain their position as a leading within their specific field. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a business that puts its people first and aims to maintain an outstanding culture.
Working directly with a high calibre Group Financial Controller and exceptional CFO, this role will provide unrivalled exposure in the market when considering the PE exposure and full visibility of senior stakeholders.

Salary: Up to £75,000 + bonus + excellent benefits
Location: Manchester (3 days in office)

Duties
  • Lead a small finance team of both part qualified and qualified finance professionals.
  • Exposure and ownership in reporting on a recent acquisition.
  • Executing month-end closing routines and provision of first level management reporting and analysis to business units.
  • Leading and managing the year end audit, collaborating with the external partner, ensuring both internal and external timelines are met and providing regular updates to all stakeholders.
  • Preparing the year end consolidation file to allow timely preparation of our Statutory accounts.
  • Ensuring external regulatory deadlines are met on time and in full.
  • Ensuring a clean Trial Balance across all business units and all processes feeding into the process.
  • Ensuring compliance with all accounting standards, compliance requirements.
  • Work with other teams in finance and the business to resolve issues.
  • Ensure deadlines are achieved and disputes are resolved quickly.
  • Lead, motivate, develop, and manage the Management Accounts team.
  • Ensuring the Management Accounts team is sustainable and fit for purpose.
  • Develop continuous improvement initiatives with the team.
  • Improving end to end accounting processes in collaboration with finance colleagues.
  • Any other duties that may reasonably be required
Person specification
  • ACA, CIMA or ACCA Qualified with a background in Reporting and Management Accounts.
  • Strong communication skillset with a positive attitude.
  • Ability to working in a fast paced, PE environment.
  • Experience working with multiple stakeholders, both in and out of finance.
  • Resilient to change.
  • Advanced Excel skillset.
For immediate consideration or more information on the role, please contact Aaron Conneran on 07503621256.