Role: Group Finance Manager
Location: Birmingham city centre (3 days/week on site)
Salary: £65,000 to £75,000 plus excellent benefits
Group Finance Manager required for a superb professional services organisation based in central Birmingham. This role will be reporting into the Group Financial Controller for a small group of international businesses, acting as a business partner to the board of directors, fully responsible for all financial and management accounting reporting requirements, as well as leading the growing finance team.
As the Group Finance Manager, you will primarily be responsible for:
*Production of monthly management accounts and reporting, including variance analysis and commentary against budgeting and forecasts
*Working with the Group Financial Controller to produce monthly board packs, presenting to the Board of Directors and highlighting ongoing opportunities and risks
*Assisting in the production of annual budgets
*Monthly and quarterly forecasting/reforecasting alongside the Group Financial Controller
*Conducting ad hoc financial analyses and reports to facilitate decision-making
*Supporting the production of quarterly and annual statutory accounting close procedures in accordance with UK and local GAAP
*Acting as a key point of contact during year end audit procedures
*Working cross-functionally with other business units as required, and acting as a business partner to the senior leadership team
*Production of complex VAT returns, reviewing VAT treatments across international jurisdictions
*Driving continuous improvement of systems and processes, interrogating the financial tools available and developing new financial models
*Oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable accounts
*Leading the recruitment, onboarding and training of new hires into the finance function
*Supporting new ad hoc projects as the business continues to grow and sophisticate
The ideal candidate will:
*Be fully qualified (ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA or ACMA), with 3+ years’ post-qualification experience
*Have experience in financial reporting and management accounting in SMEs
*Be a capable business partner, able to challenge and influence at very senior levels
*Have experience building complex financial models, and working to continuously improve them
*Be willing to lead a small but mighty finance function, championing best practice both in the finance team and outside with our key stakeholders
Package on offer
This is a really exciting time to be joining the business, as they continue to develop in their market. You’ll be coming into amazing Birmingham-based offices working with an already word-class finance team; but also on offer is:
*Flexible working opportunities, including a hybrid working model (3 days/week in the office)
*Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days, increasing 1 per year of service to 30 days
*Enrolment into group private pension contributions of minimum 5%
*Enrolment into bonus scheme (10%)
*Private healthcare for you, your partner and family
*Excellent career growth opportunities as they continue to expand the UK business
*An excellent work culture with a fun team and amazing CFO