Finance Manager - Counted Recruitment : Job Details

About the Business

A great opportunity to be a Finance Manager for a significant business within the wholesale industry. This role is really varied giving you the chance to work in all aspects of the finance function.

Main Duties:

As a Finance Manager, your main duties include:

• Support the testing and integration of a new system, ensuring key financial data such as customer invoices and cash transactions are successfully transferred to the accounting system.
• Oversee, manage, and track supplier rebates, including ongoing promotional offers and annual overriders of approximately £4m, working alongside the buying team to ensure all anticipated revenue is received. Be confident in questioning or challenging any inconsistencies with the buying team or suppliers.
• Record daily bank transactions and reconcile bank accounts.
• Process weekly supplier payments and handle ad-hoc payments as needed.
• Supervise the daily entry of customer invoices and cash transactions into the accounting system, ensuring accurate reconciliation of all amounts.
• Manage both AP and AR functions, overseeing the credit control process of approximately £1m, ensuring overdue accounts are actively pursued for payment.
• Assist the Financial Controller in producing monthly management accounts and reconciling balance sheet accounts.
• Provide day-to-day support, management, and development for the accounts team in collaboration with the FC.
• Reconcile VAT and duty payments, ensuring they are made within the required timeframe.
• Liaise with external auditors and support the year-end audit process.
• Build relationships with key financial and non-financial stakeholders, including operational staff.
• Develop and generate reports that aid the business in making informed commercial decisions.
• Continuously assess and enhance accounting processes and controls.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives across the business.
• Undertake various ad-hoc projects and responsibilities as required.

Location / Office / Culture

Their offices are located in Aston, where you will work alongside a great team.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified/Part Qualified with at least 5 years industry experience
• Proactive with ability to work using own initiative
• Business Partnering experience
• Good communication and people management skills

Why Join the business

• Great Team
• Varied Role
• Opportunity to work in a large business

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.

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