Alexander Daniels are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee accounting and financial operations across multiple UK locations. This role will be responsible for managing a small finance team, ensuring accurate and compliant financial reporting, and providing insightful analysis to support strategic business decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the finance teams at two operational sites, ensuring effective day-to-day financial operations.
- Coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Perform variance analyses and present financial performance insights against budget and forecast targets.
- Oversee the preparation of statutory financial statements in line with both UK and US GAAP, supporting external audits as required.
- Conduct ad hoc financial analyses to support business planning and strategic initiatives.
- Develop, implement, and test internal controls in line with local regulatory requirements and internal compliance frameworks, including Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Support annual and quarterly budgeting activities; monitor cash flow and manage working capital.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business units to identify process improvements and evaluate business cases.
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and development to finance team members at varying levels of experience.
- Apply industry best practices to improve financial operations and achieve business objectives.
- Perform additional finance-related tasks and projects as needed.
Key Skills & Requirements
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- Proven experience working within multinational or complex organizational structures.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at various levels.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
- Strong organizational and time management abilities; capable of meeting tight deadlines.
- Commercial awareness and sound understanding of operational and market dynamics.
- Self-driven and capable of working independently within a matrixed environment.
