Finance Manager

Finance Manager – Central Finance

450 per day PAYE

6 Months

Remote – Occasional travel to Bristol or Birmingham

Inside IR35

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join one of our leading Aerospace & Defence clients. The right candidate will have experience preparing monthly financial reports and have the ability to manage stakeholders whilst generating strategic long term financial plans.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery of a range of month-end close activities (including preparing month-end journals and posting them on to the ERP system) and reporting on time on the Group reporting system (OneStream) to a high standard of accuracy.
• Preparation of monthly financial reports and hold meetings with budget holders to review actual spend and prepare forecasts.

• Preparation of accurate short and long-term cash flow forecasts
• Responsible for preparation of VAT reports, reconciliation of VAT control accounts and providing input EY for timely submission of group VAT return.
  • Responsible for monitoring Capex additions and maintaining Fixed asset register in SAP.
  • Prepare bank reconciliation including daily processing of bank statements and processing of cash matching and journal entries in the system, including review with Finance director at month end
  • Concur expense claim validation (first pass review) and Concur system administration for new employees and changes
  • Corporate credit card administration for UK sites
  • Control on SRM for the reporting unit and train users on SAP and SRM system
  • Responsible for annual external audit and internal audit visits, and peer-to-peer Balance Sheet reviews (usually completed twice per year).
  • Ensure a robust financial control environment is maintained and documented in the Ways of Working, reviewing at least annually to confirm it is still fit for purpose.
  • Oversee SAP GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) process adherence, ensuring monthly reporting of results and escalation & remedy of instances of non-compliance and annual review & challenge of all business controls.

• Preparation of the annual budget, Strategic Plan (long-range plan) and monthly forecast.
• AP & AR Admin, generating payments on ERP system (SAP), Bank reconciliation, acting as admin for expense system (SAP Concur), auditing expense claims.  
• Exercising control on approval of SRM (Purchase Order) carts, ensuring they are in line with budget/forecast. 
• Monthly Balance sheet reconciliations

• Responsible for the annual insurance review and timely completion of returns

Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Professional accounting qualification (ICAEW, ACCA)
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Financial Reporting
• Understanding of financial controls and processes
• Experience of Financial forecasting and planning
• Managing teams
• Experience working within a fast-paced UK plc. Environment
• Experience dealing with Senior Stakeholders
• Good working knowledge of an ERP system (SAP preferable).

Desirable:

• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced, multisite PLC manufacturing environment.
• Previous working experience in SAP.
• Export control understanding and regulatory requirements
• Experience of working to strict deadlines in a demanding environment.