Finance Manager

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Morgan Philips have been retained exclusively to recruit a Divisional Finance Manager for a innovative consultancy with a site in Cambridge. The organisation is part of a larger group that has been delivering impressive results for it’s customer base throughout the UK & Europe.

The role will fully account for the performance of the site and will report into the Group Finance Director. A key part of this role is preparing the monthly management accounts and associated analysis for both local and group management, manage the company’s monthly invoicing and short-term revenue forecasting, ensuring, in conjunction with the sales team, where possible, budgets are met.

The role will require you to build relationships out with finance in order to gain a full understanding of the business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing monthly management accounts and delivery of a timely and efficient month end close, including the completion of all balance sheet reconciliations, detailed analysis of monthly revenue, licensing costs, sales team commissions and a review of other P&L items.
• Preparing and submitting monthly financial reports to the finance director and head office in France for group reporting.
• Weekly/monthly revenue monitoring and forecasting.
• Assisting the Finance Director in preparing the company’s annual budget and rolling forecasts.
• Preparation and submission of VAT returns and other external statutory reporting as required.
• Providing financial management information to support the needs of the other departments and the wider business.
• Identifying improvements to financial accounting processes, procedures and systems to drive efficiency
• Support and facilitating the external audit process.
• Line management of the accounts and credit controller.
• Coordinate monthly payroll with outsourced payroll provider and administration of the company pension scheme.

Relevant Skills and Experience

• Bachelor degree in accounting or relevant discipline
• CA or ACCA qualified
• 3-5 year experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of working in a commercial environment
• Experience in an international group environment
• Strong financial accounting, data and analytical skills
• Good experience of FRS & IFRS
• Competent in SAGE, transition to Netsuite in the coming months so any experience of this would be beneficial.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills across all areas of the business, both in internally and externally
• Ability to work effectively to deadlines

This is a great opportunity to join a growing business and take ownership of the finance function as it looks to make improvements in a number of areas’.

For more information on this opportunity please contact Graeme Bruce.

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