3 Point Recruitment
3 Point Recruitment are excited to be supporting a thriving UK business in their search for a Finance Manager / Company Accountant. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a role where your work genuinely shapes the success of a company with an exceptionally loyal and wide reaching UK customer base!
The business are looking for a proactive and hands on Finance Manager / Company Accountant to take ownership of day-to-day finance operations and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting. This role suits someone who enjoys working closely with the Managing Director, supporting commercial decision making while ensuring the finance function runs smoothly and efficiently.
You will lead a small finance team, oversee all transactional activity and produce management accounts / financial reporting. This is a varied, end-to-end role where you’ll be involved in everything from ledger oversight to strategic input.
With the business switching to Xero in the near future, any hands-on experience with the platform would really strengthen your application and help you hit the ground running!
Duties Will Include
- Taking ownership of the monthly management accounts and giving the MD clear, useful insight
- Leading and supporting a small finance team
- Keeping day-to-day finance running smoothly across AP, AR, bank recs and payment runs
- Managing month-end and year-end processes and working closely with the Finance Director
- Making sure balance sheet reconciliations are accurate and up to date
- Keeping an eye on cashflow and helping the business plan ahead
- Getting involved in budgeting and forecasting, offering ideas and recommendations
- Supporting credit control and helping resolve any tricky queries
- Preparing VAT returns and ensuring the business stays compliant
- Looking for ways to improve processes, reporting and systems
- Providing ad-hoc analysis to help the MD make informed decisions
- Acting as a trusted finance partner to the wider business
Suitable Candidates Will Have / Be
- Experience in an SME Finance Manager, Company Accountant or similar hands-on role
- Strong management accounts and month-end experience
- Confident overseeing transactional finance and leading a small team
- Excellent Excel skills and experience working on Xero would be a really big advantage
- Strong communicator able to work closely with non-finance stakeholders
- Proactive, organised and comfortable working in a fast-paced, varied environment
Further vacancies & registration information is available via the 3 Point Recruitment website!
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