Finance Manager
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,000.0 to £60,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50-60,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Lowestoft, Suffolk, nr321ab |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4564700_1715956556 |
Summary
Your new company
Hays are proud to be working exclusively in partnership with a well-established provider of renewable energy services. Part of a privately owned and funded group structure, this organisation benefits from over 10 years of experience in delivering a range of essential and specialist services to the industry. This company prides itself on its ability to achieve timely and cost-effective solutions to their customers with a forward-thinking and innovative approach. They are now seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join their operation in Suffolk. If you want to be part of the next phase of this companies exciting rise, then keep reading!
Your new role
The main purpose of this role is to oversee and manage the day-to-day financial operations of the business. You will collaborate with other business functions to deliver on company objectives pertaining to profitability and growth, as well as establishing strong financial processes and controls. You will contribute as part of the leadership team to provide insight and strategy to meet the collective goals of the business.Your specific duties will include:
- To oversee all financial and management reporting in a timely manner in line with group requirements.
- Responsibility for the annual budgeting and forecasting processes which underpin the business strategy.
- Establishing and maintaining robust financial controls and processes.
- Ownership of the production of year-end statutory accounts and tax computations, as well as coordination of the audit process.
- Management and development of the small finance team and function including all transactional finance and payroll.
Alongside the above, you will also support the continued commercial growth and strategy by financially appraising and reviewing tenders, with the aim of winning new contracts. You will appraise capital investment opportunities as well as leading and managing ad hoc project work that could improve efficiency or provide cost-savings. You will monitor and control maintenance spend and determine the best use of data to support forecasting of predictive maintenance requirements. This role is a full-time role working Monday to Friday and is a great opportunity for a talented finance professional to make a positive impact on a growing business.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a fully qualified chartered accountant and must have significant previous experience operating in a similar Finance Manager or Financial Controller capacity. You will have strong technical knowledge and be comfortable compiling the company's statutory accounts and tax computations and ensuring other finance related compliance requirements are met. In addition, you'll have the experience and background to challenge and provide commercial insight to add value to business decision-making. You will have strong systems knowledge including Microsoft Office applications (with a particular emphasis on Excel), and knowledge of Xero would be highly advantageous. You will be a strong communicator and be adept at presenting financial information to non-finance members of the team. You must be able to work proactively in collaboration with all elements of a business and be a problem solver. You will have excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a competitive remuneration package of £50-60,000 per annum, depending on experience.
What you need to do now
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