Skip to main content

This job has expired

Interim Finance Manager

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
England, Gloucestershire
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
Nov 13, 2020

View more

Job Role
Finance Manager
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

This position has arisen to cover a maternity leave in the business and will be a 9-12 month fixed term contract position

Client Details

My client are a SME manufacturing business based in the Gloucestershire area and are market leading in their field of expertise

Description

The main responsibilities in this role are:

  • To maintain the integrity of system data and the nominal ledger through review of transactions, reconciliations, and journal entries, ensuring expenditure is allocated and monitored accurately
  • Acting as business partner to key stakeholders of the business on financial performance and KPIs
  • Management of finance team
  • Preparation and reporting of monthly financial statements, group reporting, variance analysis and other financial reports/presentations to support and inform business decisions
  • Monitoring, analysis and reporting on the impact of cost changes within the business
  • Analysis of financial KPIs to give support to business decisions
  • Implement and maintain the standard cost system; ensuring costing is accurate and consistent
  • Responsibility for the preparation of forecasts and annual budget
  • Preparation of the annual accounts and liaising with auditors as necessary
  • To contribute to regular and ad hoc business projects
  • Development of reporting through system/process enhancements

Profile

The successful candidate for this position will have:

  • Ideally a recognised accountancy qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)
  • Strong leadership skills and a track record of managing finance teams
  • Experience of preparing monthly management accounts
  • Experience of overseeing transactional processing & credit control
  • Good technical skills to include preparation of statutory accounts
  • Demonstrable ability to engage with, support and challenge key stakeholders within the business.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team player
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to prioritise and multi-task
  • Strong IT skills, particularly with MS Excel
  • Strong numeracy and analytical skills

Job Offer

A competitive salary is on offer and a very quick start for the right candidate. Please note this is a fixed term contract and a day rate is not an option for this role.

Company

Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert