Finance Manager

Our Client

Based in the City, our client is an established Property development company rapidly growing not only in the UK but globally.

They provide a dynamic and fast paced environment. The team is high performing, cohesive, hard-working and innovative.

The Role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Finance Manager has 5 direct reports (AP, AR, Financial Accountants and payroll).

The role will see you support the Senior leadership team by offering financial advice to enable key business decisions and allow you a broad role where you can be both hands-on and strategic.


Key responsibilities include:

• Month end close and preparing monthly management accounts per group reporting timetable
• Half Year End and Year End Reporting per group reporting timetable
• Preparing monthly board reporting submission to group per group reporting timetable
• Analysing and interpreting financial results and providing commentary against budget/forecast
• Production of annual budgets
• Production of monthly/quarterly rolling forecasting
• Weekly cashflow forecasting
• Production, development and maintaining Power BI reports
• Maintaining the integrity of the financial information
• Collecting, interpreting and reviewing financial information
• Predicting future financial trends/business intelligence analysis
• Reporting to management and stakeholders, and providing advice how the company and future business decisions might be impacted
• Producing statutory format financial reports on an half yearly basis and providing supplementary information supporting group annual accounts
• Developing long-term business plans/stratex based on these reports
• Reviewing, monitoring and managing budgets
• Developing strategies that work to minimise financial risk
• Analysing market trends and competitor
• Partnering with all stakeholders to develop, review and measure against the budget
• Maintaining cash flow
• Ensure that the company meets its tax obligations
• Manage the finance, payroll and administrative functions of the company
• Manage, lead, coach and develop the Finance team

About You

• Bachelors' Degree in Accounting + ACCA,ACA, CIMA qualification certification
• At least 5 years of experience at Finance Manager or Controller level
• Experience in public practice and commercial
• Experience in a fast-paced, high growth organisation and enabling growth
• Experience in IRFS - revenue, leasing, business and finance instruction is essential
• Understanding of group reporting and financial statement preparation, financial and tax audits
• 3 way forecasting, management reporting and tools
• Data savvy, with the ability to draw insight from complex data
• Excellent leader, with strong communciations skills

You will also demonstrate strong presentation skills, team leadership skills and effective written and verbal communication skills.