Finance Manager in Dunfermline

Position: Finance Manager

Location: Dunfermline, England

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent (Onsite)

The Finance Manager plays a crucial role in facilitating the efficient operations of the International Finance function, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting for our client.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the periodic close for our client's international business units.
• Consolidating monthly results for International, incorporating financial KPIs and flash reporting.
• Managing P&L activities, such as COGs, accruals, prepayments, payroll, and sales commissions.
• Leading balance sheet reviews, with a focus on timely reconciliations for PLC and France.
• Overseeing the Operational Finance team to ensure key processes are delivered and targets are met.
• Acting as a deputy for the Financial Controller, handling administrator responsibilities for essential systems and applications.
• Assisting the Line manager with matters concerning legal entities throughout the International Region, including reporting, audit, and statutory accounting.
• Enhancing the control environment through process development and system improvements, including ERP enhancements.
• Mentoring and developing the team.
• Undertaking other duties and ad hoc project work as assigned.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducting month-end reporting and analytics across various areas, including Sales, COGs, Payroll, Bonus, and Overheads, while ensuring accurate recording of accruals and prepayments.
• Overseeing payroll processes and collaborating with HR and PWC.
• Leading Balance Sheet reviews and providing feedback to stakeholders.
• Assisting the Financial Controller in preparing PLC statutory accounts, accompanying notes, and addressing audit queries.
• Preparing Statutory Accounts for our client's GMBH.
• Supporting the Financial Controller in preparing the PLC corporate tax pack.
• Ensuring key reconciliations are completed to maintain an effective control environment.
• Updating and maintaining policies and procedures.

Other general accounting duties.

• This role reports to the Financial Controller and involves liaising with internal stakeholders across all functions.

If you are interested in knowing more about the role, please contact one of our team from AJ Connect or you can send your updated resume to