McGinnis Loy Associates is proud to be working with one of the UK’s leading specialist clothing businesses who are looking to recruit a Finance Manager for their Head Office based in West London. With increased growth and expansion into international markets, this is a fantastic opportunity to join at an exciting time, reporting direct to the Finance Director. They are looking for an individual who is pro-active and passionate about developing and future-proofing the finance function, as well as developing their own skills as the company expands further. Key duties include:
- Managing the day-to-day running of the finance department, AP & AR, ensuring that transactions are accurately recorded within the accounting system.
- General bookkeeping activities such as inputting purchase ledger invoices, employee expenses claim and nominal ledger journals.
- Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts, reports and KPI’s for the organisation.
- Ensuring month-end & year-end close procedures are completed on a timely basis to ensure reporting deadlines are met.
- Preparing and maintaining rolling cash flow forecasts.
- Managing the short term cash flows of the business.
- Assisting the Finance Director with compiling and maintaining the annual budgets, reporting variances against actuals.
- Preparing and filing quarterly UK VAT returns.
- Supplying the required information for the bi-monthly filing of Irish & Dutch VAT returns.
- Preparing year-end information and liaising with external accountants for the preparation of annual accounts.
- Maintaining the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules.
- Ensuring all balance sheet nominal accounts are accurately maintained and reconciled.
- Assisting with the implementation and maintenance of accounting systems, processes and internal controls.
- Providing detailed sales reports and profitability analysis by customer, to calculate the gross margins achieved.
- Managing the short term liquid resources of the business.
To be considered for the Finance Manager role you should be a Qualified/Finalist-level ACA, ACCA or CIMA Accountant with 5+ years practical experience or someone qualified by experience, in an ‘all-round’ commercial accounting role. With strong inter-personal skills and experience of dealing with customers, suppliers and external stakeholders, you should have a pro-active approach to continual improvement and be highly organised with great attention to detail.
On offer is a salary up to £60,000 with benefits to include corporate pension, healthcare scheme, 25 days holiday and flexible working options. To apply for the position or for more information, please contact McGinnis Loy Associates (Reading) office by telephone on 01183 245 245 or via email at [email protected]
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