Job Description
Finance Manager – Job Summary:
We’re supporting our client, a leading global manufacturer based in Harlow, who are looking for a Finance Manager to join their growing team. The successful Finance Manager will have experience of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and oversee the daily postings of Accounts Payable Ledger, Accounts Receivable Ledger, Cashbooks and Nominal Ledger.
Salary: £55,000 – £65,000
Benefits: To be discussed at interview
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Harlow
Job Start date: ASAP
Responsibilities for Finance Manager:
- To oversee the daily postings of Accounts Payable Ledger, Accounts Receivable Ledger, Cashbooks and Nominal Ledger.
- Monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed & queries are resolved in a timely manner each month. Uploading into ARCS reconciliation tool.
- Analysing and reporting on the overhead nominal ledger codes and comparing to budget / prior year as necessary to ensure both correct posting. Accruals and journal postings and overseeing the journals prepared by other team members.
- Support weekly and monthly reporting packs and analysis.
- To check POs raised by departments & provide efficient information to the relevant managers costs reviewing actual against their budgets.
- Monthly VAT return review and support for preparer.
- To maintain the Excel based Fixed Asset Register and Construction in Progress Register. To initiate tagging process for newly acquired Fixed Assets. Perform Tangible Fixed Asset reconciliations. Project to have Fixed Assets onto ERP system.
- To ensure all Customer Funded Tooling is re-imbursed & amortisation models are updated by the cost accountant as sales plans change & are incorporated into the business plan.
- To participate in the systems reviews process and other Continuous Improvement initiatives with Finance Department involvement.
- Providing the main focal point for information required by external auditors.
- Budget and forecast preparation in liaison with cost centre managers, sales team and any other stakeholders.
- To conduct appraisals with all direct reports as per the Company’s Appraisal Scheme
- To inform the post holders Line Manager of any difficulties in actioning the above and agree resolution.
- Any other duties which may reasonably be required by the post holders Line Manager or Director.
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