Finance Manager

We're working with a successful and growing business based in Huddersfield that is looking to appoint an experienced Finance Manager to oversee the day-to-day finance function and provide accurate financial insight to support business performance and continued growth.

Responsibilities

• Leading the monthly financial close and production of management accounts
• Preparing and reviewing P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting
• Managing daily cash flow and 13-week cash flow forecasting
• Driving improvements across aged debtors, creditors and working capital
• Maintaining robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
• Leading and developing the finance and administration teams
• Overseeing purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes
• Managing accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany balances and month-end accounting
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, margin analysis and commercial decision-making
• Coordinating VAT and routine tax compliance
• Supporting audit, statutory reporting and year-end requirements
• Overseeing finance systems, reporting processes and data integrity
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, automation, controls and efficiency
• Providing financial analysis and commercial support to senior management

The client is looking for

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Management Accountant or similar role
• Strong management accounting, reporting and month-end experience
• Good cash flow, working capital and balance sheet management experience
• Experience leading and developing finance teams
• Strong Excel and finance systems experience
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Good understanding of VAT, audit, financial controls and year-end processes
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, commercially focused approach with the ability to drive improvements

If you're an experienced, qualified finance professional looking for a broad Finance Manager role within a successful and growing business in Huddersfield, this could be an excellent opportunity to take ownership of the finance function and make a genuine contribution to business performance.

You’ll have the opportunity to lead a finance team, improve financial processes, oversee cash flow and reporting, and work closely with senior management to support the continued growth of the business.

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