Finance Manager - Skipton

Finance Manager
Pinetum, Broughton Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3AE

Skipton-based, The Peel Entertainment Group, are a highly successful award-winning Creative Production Company providing full entertainment programmes to Cruise Lines and the Leisure Industry. Peel also provides role-play actors for training and education and has specialist divisions providing digital content solutions for the heritage, museum and tourism sectors. Peel also owns Alexanders, a Bar and Restaurant in a Grade II listed building, refurbished to high specification in the bustling market town of Skipton.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager, qualified up to AAT Level 4 who has significant knowledge of Sage and is experienced of managing a busy and challenging growing department.  You must be hands on, motivating and prepared to help and inspire the team with their growth. 

As Finance Manager you will be the Groups financial specialist managing all financial activities and ensuring that the internal financial control policies and procedures are working correctly for one main Limited Company and three rapidly growing companies. 

Salary from £30,000 per annum depending on experience.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Completing all accounting operations e.g. accounts payable, accounts receivable and the general ledger
• Management of the budgets
• VAT and TAX reconciliation
• Bank reconciliations
• Managing and forecasting cash flow on a short- and long-term basis
• Producing the monthly management accounts and supporting the external accounting practice with the year-end accounts
• Working closely with the Finance Director on financial and project reporting
• Working with the company accountants
• Managing the finance team (four assistants)

About you

• AAT Level 4 qualified
• You must be a competent user of Sage 200
• Be an articulate individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with colleagues at all levels of the management structure.
• Proven experience working alongside financial and non-financial stakeholders
• A strong multi-tasker with excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proactive and self-motivated, with a good sense of humor
• A high standard of written and spoken English, excellent IT and numeracy skills,
• An ability to effectively prioritise and project manage a busy workload

In the first instance please submit your CV and cover letter outlining why you feel you are the best candidate for the job.

Closing date for applications Friday 6^th April.