Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Cardiff
Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Salary: £45-£50 k

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Fully Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA), with at least 3 years PQE
• Experience in preparing budgets within a multi-disciplined conglomerate SME business
• Ability to plan and manage the workload of the team
• Keen eye for detail
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to model opportunities
• Process driven
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of utilizing Sage 200 is essential

JOB PURPOSE:

Ensuring the day-to-day operations of finance run smoothly, to ensure the results and balance sheet presented in the monthly management accounts represent a true and fair view of the Company position.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Maintain up to date accounting policies and procedures for the company to ensure accurate management information and a clean audit report.
• Particular emphasis on ensuring a strong financial control framework exists for monitoring and mitigating risks.
• Review of the monthly management accounts including a comparison against budget and providing commentary and variance analysis.
• Prepare the monthly board pack, including profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements.
• Preparation and review of the balance sheet reconciliation file and ensure supporting information is available for every balance.
• Posting of any journals required to the Sage system as required to produce the above mentioned management accounts.
• Review of all divisional management reporting, offering suggestions for improvements and cost savings
• Production of weekly cash flow forecasts
• Responsible for supplier payment approvals and cash collection of trade debtor balances
• Actively look for working capital management opportunities in line with working capital targets
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and submission to HMRC
• Manage, develop and lead the Finance team (including supervision and development of 2 direct reports)
• Preparation of year-end financial statements in accordance with FRS102
• Preparation of audit information files and key contact for the auditors and tax advisors
• Assisting with the annual budget process and half yearly reforecasting
• Managing a sales ledger and purchase ledger function
• Optimize full potential of Sage 200 accounting package in conjunction with bespoke waste management software (WEIGHSOFT).