Finance and General Manager
- Recruiter
- Pkb Accountants
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- £50,000 plus benefits
- Posted
- 30 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 27 Oct 2017
- Sectors
- Banking & Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Finance and General Manager
Based in West Kent
Position Permanent
Salary £50,000 plus benefits
Holiday - 4 Weeks per annum
About our client
Our client is a leading cosmetic business based in West Kent and has been established since 1970, covering the whole of the UK. They are an expanding business and are seeking a bright, driven and strategic finance professional to play a key role within the finance department as well as carry out general managerial duties.
Job Description
The Finance and General Manager will take full responsibility for and lead the small finance function ensuring that all statutory requirements are met as well as taking overall responsibility for all financial aspects of the business and company strategy. This will include optimizing the company's financial performance and provide support for other aspects of the business.
More specifically your duties will include the following:
- Provide relevant financial analysis on all activities
- Establish budgets and targets to assist with the growth of the company including identifying business opportunities on a regular basis
- Process financial information and produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts and variance analysis accordingly
- Manage month end procedures and reconciliations of balance sheet data together with the company's VAT Reconciliations and returns.
- Managing and mentoring of the sales ledger team
- Management of company purchases and stock control
- Control of all expenditure fields
- Development of processes and systems to enhance Internal Controls
- Production of year end files to assist the auditor
- Manage key relationships with the Bank, legal representatives, auditors and other external advisors
- Calculation of monthly payroll and provision of data to an outside bureau
- Management of all auto enrolment pensions and staff benefits
The ideal candidate for this position will be strategic and hands on in nature and will be seeking a challenge whereby they can assist and influence the growth of the business
You will be:
- A person with a sound financial background, ideally industry based (preferably AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Comfortable in and can demonstrate that you have led teams, be hands on as well as autonomous at a senior level.
- Commercially astute and have the skills to be influential at a strategic and operational level
- Have experience at being able to support and deliver growth in SME's.
- Computer literate and is quick to learn new packages and systems especially bespoke packages. Must be proficient in Excel and Word. Be able to upgrade and maintain software from external sources.
- A good communicator and must be competent in being able to put forward the financial impact of marketing operations and pricing strategies
- Able to display a positive and energetic approach with drive and the ability to quickly contribute to the culture and values of the company.
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