Finance Manager
Morson International •
Position Type: Permanent
Job Description:
Finance Manager – Central Finance
450 per day PAYE
6 Months
Remote – Occasional travel to Bristol or Birmingham
Inside IR35
We’re looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join one of our leading Aerospace & Defence clients. The right candidate will have experience preparing monthly financial reports and have the ability to manage stakeholders whilst generating strategic long term financial plans.
Responsibilities:
- Delivery of a range of month-end close activities (including preparing month-end journals and posting them on to the ERP system) and reporting on time on the Group reporting system (OneStream) to a high standard of accuracy.
- Preparation of monthly financial reports and hold meetings with budget holders to review actual spend and prepare forecasts.
- Preparation of accurate short and long-term cash flow forecasts
- Responsible for preparation of VAT reports, reconciliation of VAT control accounts and providing input EY for timely submission of group VAT return.
- Responsible for monitoring Capex additions and maintaining Fixed asset register in SAP.
- Prepare bank reconciliation including daily processing of bank statements and processing of cash matching and journal entries in the system, including review with Finance director at month end
- Concur expense claim validation (first pass review) and Concur system administration for new employees and changes
- Corporate credit card administration for UK sites
- Control on SRM for the reporting unit and train users on SAP and SRM system
- Responsible for annual external audit and internal audit visits, and peer-to-peer Balance Sheet reviews (usually completed twice per year).
- Ensure a robust financial control environment is maintained and documented in the Ways of Working, reviewing at least annually to confirm it is still fit for purpose.
- Oversee SAP GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) process adherence, ensuring monthly reporting of results and escalation & remedy of instances of non-compliance and annual review & challenge of all business controls.
- Preparation of the annual budget, Strategic Plan (long-range plan) and monthly forecast.
- AP & AR Admin, generating payments on ERP system (SAP), Bank reconciliation, acting as admin for expense system (SAP Concur), auditing expense claims.
- Exercising control on approval of SRM (Purchase Order) carts, ensuring they are in line with budget/forecast.
- Monthly Balance sheet reconciliations
- Responsible for the annual insurance review and timely completion of returns
Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Professional accounting qualification (ICAEW, ACCA)
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and Financial Reporting
- Understanding of financial controls and processes
- Experience of Financial forecasting and planning
- Managing teams
- Experience working within a fast-paced UK plc. Environment
- Experience dealing with Senior Stakeholders
- Good working knowledge of an ERP system (SAP preferable).
Desirable:
- Previous experience of working in a fast-paced, multisite PLC manufacturing environment.
- Previous working experience in SAP.
- Export control understanding and regulatory requirements
- Experience of working to strict deadlines in a demanding environment.
Job Ident #:
232511JCO
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