Finance Manager

Robert Half are working in partnership with a leading services provider near Glasgow to help with the recruitment of a Finance Manager to join their established finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of project companies and leading a team of accounts assistants dedicated to each project. This role presents an exciting and challenging working environment where your expertise will contribute to the success of our diverse projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monthly Management Accounting: Lead the monthly management accounting process, including budgeting and forecasting for the assigned project companies.
• Financial Systems Integration: Incorporate purchase ledgers, sales ledgers, cash books, and loan schedules ensuring accurate reconciliation to the SUN Systems accounting package.
• Accruals, Prepayments, and Amortisation: Maintain accruals, prepayments, and amortisation workings as applicable to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Management Account Reports: Prepare management account reports, conducting analysis of actual versus budget performance.
• VAT and CIS Returns: Supervise the timely preparation and submission of VAT and CIS returns.
• Purchase Invoice and Payments: Oversee the preparation of purchase invoices and manage non-supplier payments, as well as the issuance of invoices to customers.
• Financial Accounting: Take charge of preparing statutory accounts for year-end audits, including supporting documentation and working papers.
• Audit Liaison: Collaborate with audit teams during fieldwork and subsequent interactions with audit managers. Liaise with tax advisors for the preparation of corporation tax computations.
• Reporting: Present finance reports to shareholders during quarterly project board meetings.
• Project Deliverables: Track and ensure compliance with project deliverables outlined in loan facility agreements.
• Financial and Operating Models: Maintain financial and operating models, contributing to the preparation of budgets and cash flow forecasts.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Professional Qualification: ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills to foster effective relationships within the finance team and with external stakeholders such as lenders, shareholders, suppliers, operations, and local authorities.
• Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to both develop and challenge explanations and arguments.
• Proactive Approach: Proactively identify and implement process improvements, contributing to the continuous enhancement of financial operations.

Salary will sit within a range of £50,000 - £55,000 plus benefits. Hybrid working available.

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