Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Cardiff CF24 5EE

Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday Friday, 8:00am 4.30pm

Salary: £45-£50 k

Reporting to: Finance Director

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

Optimize full potential of Sage 200 accounting package in conjunction with bespoke waste management software (ISYS).

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

The ideal candidate:

Previous experience and success within a finance manager role is essential

Previous experience working in industry will be an advantage

Must be proactive and flexible to support the growth of the company

Has experience of setting up or changing controls & processes where required to promote a strong financial control framework

Excellent team player with a can-do attitude

Very organised, able to work to tight deadlines with a strong attention to detail

Excellent time management

Commercially aware

Enjoy working in a fastpaced environment and possess the ability to prioritise and juggle several tasks at any one time

Able to work unsupervised and to successfully complete tasks within tight deadlines

Able to manage and motivate a small team of 2

To apply for this role, please forward an up-to-date copy of your CV and / or covering letter

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Please note that all information received by Forward Waste Management as part of the recruitment process will be deleted and / or destroyed after 3 months from when you are sent the outcome of your application.If you would like us to retain your details and application information on file after this period for any future potential roles, please contact the HR Department.

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