Finance Manager

FINANCE MANAGER / STANDALONE POSITION
CENTRAL LONDON (HYBRID AVAILABLE)
60,000 to 65,000 (Possibly Neg.) + BENEFITS

**IDEALLY ON ONE MONTH NOTICE OR LESS**

THE OPPORTUNITY:
We're partnering with a well-established and growing international business that is looking to recruit a standalone Finance Manager to take full ownership of the day-to-day finance function across its UK and international operations.
This is a hands-on position and would suit an experienced Finance Manager, Management Accountant or Company Accountant who is comfortable being the main finance person within a business, managing the full day-to-day accounting function whilst working closely with the COO and senior leadership team.
You'll have responsibility for the internal finance function across multiple entities, covering transactional finance, month-end, reporting, cashflow, budgeting, supplier management and financial controls, as well as accounts payable, accounts receivable and general transactional bookkeeping.
THE FINANCE MANAGER ROLE:

• Full ownership of the day-to-day finance function across multiple UK and international entities, operating as the standalone internal finance lead
• Managing the bookkeeping and accounting processes, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded within the accounting system
• Managing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, including supplier invoices, client invoicing, payment tracking and aged balances and regular bank reconciliations
• Supporting the month-end close and producing monthly financial reports, including P&L information and expenditure analysis
• Managing supplier relationships, purchase orders and payment processes, ensuring appropriate approvals are in place
• Monitoring expenditure against budgets and highlighting variances to senior management. Supporting budgeting, forecasting and ongoing cashflow management across the business
• Managing and reconciling commission payments, referral fees and other variable payments
• Acting as the main point of contact for outsourced accountants across the countries in which the business operates
• Preparing and providing financial information for VAT returns, statutory accounts, tax filings and other local compliance requirements
• Reviewing expenses and ensuring costs are correctly allocated across entities, departments and projects
• Identifying opportunities to improve and automate finance processes, systems and reporting

THE PERSON:

• Current experience within a Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Company Accountant, Senior Accountant or similar role, ideally holding a standalone role.
• Strong hands-on accounting experience with the confidence to take ownership of an end-to-end finance function
• Experience managing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, bank reconciliations and month-end processes
• Confident producing management information and supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management
• Experience working across multiple entities or within an international business would be advantageous
• Must have experience of processing and calculating commissions, ideally in a software / brokerage / affiliate environment.
• Experience using QuickBooks, Xero or a similar accounting system.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to confidently work with financial data
• Ability to fluently speak French, in addition to English, would be a significant advantage.

TO APPLY:
Please send your CV for the Finance Manager role via the advert for immediate consideration.

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