This SME Manufacturing business based in Blackpool is part of a wider group with multiple sites globally, two sites in the UK and employ up to 250 staff. Thee group has been trading for over 40 years, and are a leader in their field with an impressive range of customers, large and small and sell in high volume. The are actively recruiting a finance manager to join their established team. This Finance Manager job will report into a long serving Financial Controller, who is very supportive, a good mentor, but allows the team to work with autonomy.
The role of finance manager will take responsibility of the management accounts, whilst managing two transactional assistants.
You will produce the P&L, reconcile the balance sheet, reconcile the stock, provisions and WIP. Fixed assets and depreciation is completed prior to month end, analysis is ongoing throughout the month and you'll be responsible for quarterly VAT. The systems are bespoke to them and so analysis is very much about identifying the variances and understanding whether the variances come from. Predominantly focused around the stock movement and material variances. You will also provide a range of reporting and analysis to group, and individual operational managers such as pieces per hour, hours per unit, etc. It will be your role to work closely with the operational staff to understand what reporting they require to maximise performance.
The role will involve some budgeting, in particular...