Senior Finance Manager

Broadstairs Source: WhatJobs

£60,000–£65,000

Senior Finance Manager

Location: Broadstairs, Kent

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum (DOE)

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Work Pattern: Office Based

The Opportunity

Our client is a successful and well-established multi-site business operating across East Kent, with a strong reputation and an established team.

They are now looking to appoint an experienced Senior Finance Manager to take overall responsibility for the finance function and play a key role within the senior leadership team.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you'll have a broad remit covering financial reporting, management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial controls, while also providing the commercial insight needed to support ongoing business performance and growth.

This isn't simply a role focused on producing the numbers. The business is looking for someone who can look at how the finance function operates, identify opportunities to improve systems and processes, and take the lead in introducing more efficient and modern ways of working.

You’ll have genuine visibility with senior management and the opportunity to influence how the business makes financial and commercial decisions.

What You'll Be Doing

Take overall responsibility for the finance function across the business
Produce accurate monthly management accounts and financial reporting
Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process
Manage cash flow and working capital
Provide financial analysis and commercial insight to the Managing Director and senior leadership team
Monitor financial performance and highlight trends, risks and opportunities
Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll
Maintain strong financial controls, processes and procedures
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
Manage relationships with auditors, accountants and other external stakeholders
Ensure compliance with relevant financial and reporting requirements
Review existing finance systems and processes, identifying opportunities for greater efficiency and automation
Lead improvements to finance systems, reporting and controls
Support, mentor and develop the existing finance team
Drive continuous improvement across the wider finance function
Work closely with other areas of the business to support operational and commercial decision-making

About You

We're looking for an experienced finance professional who is comfortable taking ownership of a finance function and operating at a senior level within a business.

You may currently be working as:

Senior Finance Manager
Finance Manager
Financial Controller
Head of Finance
Senior Management Accountant
Financial Accountant with wider commercial responsibility

You’ll ideally bring:

Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience
Experience taking ownership of budgeting, forecasting and cash flow
Good understanding of financial controls and business performance
Experience managing or developing a finance team
The confidence to work directly with senior management and provide meaningful commercial insight
Experience working within a multi-site or operational business environment
A proactive approach to improving finance systems, processes and reporting
The ability to identify inefficiencies and take ownership of implementing improvements
Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills

ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification would be desirable, although candidates who are qualified by experience are equally encouraged to apply.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to take a genuinely senior role within an established East Kent business, with direct access to the Managing Director and the opportunity to influence how the finance function develops.

You’ll have the scope to put your own ideas into practice, modernise existing processes and systems, and make a tangible contribution to the wider performance of the business.

The role offers: