Finance Manager (6 month FTC)

Our client is a financial services company in Tipton. They are looking for a Finance Manager to join their team on a 6 month fixed term contract.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing preparation of monthly management accounts, including all performance dashboards, supporting Board and other Committee papers.
• Support the Financial Controller with the production of annual corporate plan, quarterly forecasting process and monthly reporting of performance and cashflow to the Executive Committee.
• On-going consideration of departmental risks, controls, and procedures.
• External audit within the Finance team and assisting other teams where possible.
• Improving the control environment around key finance processes.
• Maintaining data integrity of the Sage accounting system, Cobalt and ALMIS (forecasting Software and Regulatory Reporting) systems and overseeing their development/upgrades.
• Responsible for the management and processing of the Society’s monthly payroll including appropriate control framework.
• Supporting the MI Analyst in their duties for affective financial analysis for the Society.
• Supporting the Finance Business Partner and MI Analyst with their duties.
• Supporting team members in study, training, and career goals.
• Ad-hoc projects and tasks as required by the Finance Controller.

Requirements:

The individual must have:

• Recognised accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
• Good knowledge of UK GAAP.
• Be enthusiastic and motivated to make a difference, thinking creatively to make improvements and resolve challenges.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service and to embrace the principles of Treating Customers Fairly.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Business partnering skills - able to interact and influence key stakeholders.
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel.
• Ability to multi task in an environment with competing deadlines.
• Ability to encourage, support and develop staff.

The individual would benefit from

• Experience within the Financial Services industry and an understanding of associated regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrable experience of developing and maintaining financial models.

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