Finance Manager

Location: Gloucester

Salary: £40k-£45k

My client is a large manufacturing business and is looking for a Finance Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will manage 3 Financial Controllers based over 2 sites and will be responsible for cash flow forecasting, monitoring group financial controls and policies and balance sheet reconciliations.

Finance Manager - Job Role:

• To group timetable
• Working Capital Analysis – Especially stock movements
• Commentary on operational and commercial performance
• To agreed timetable each month
• To provide reconciliations for all key balance sheet accounts and commentary on significant movements each period
• Fixed Asset Register – Ensure all assets are recorded to local (or if superseded by group) policies
• Monitor group financial controls and policies and highlight any internal gaps for review
• Stock takes and cycle counts – Physical presence
• Revenue Recognition – Ensuring billing / shipments align to accounting period
• Focus on internal working capital and cash balances
• Internal Audits / Testing
• VAT and ONS Returns
• Customs / IncoTerms experience (desirable)
• Weekly Sales and Orders report issued to group
• Cash flow forecasts for CPM business completed each Monday for review
• Weekly Operational checks – Shop issues being released / stock being issued
• Business Partnering with other departments
• Support with Budgets and Forecasts
• Supporting AP and AR functions with queries
• Ad hoc duties and reports

Finance Manager – Person Requirements:

• A CIMA, ACCA or ACA Qualification is a mandatory requirement for this role.
• Will ideally have worked within a manufacturing / production environment within the finance department.