Finance Manager, Bandon, Co. Cork
- Recruiter
- Acorn Water
- Location
- Bandon, Cork
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 25 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 25 Jul 2018
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Manager
Reporting directly to the Directors, the Finance Manager is a member of the senior management team who will provide proactive financial support to the business. The Finance Manager will take full responsibility for all areas of the finance/administration function, with strong commercial input into the day to day operational support of the business and into the achievement of the business's strategic goals. Main Areas of Responsibility · Providing weekly/monthly commercial information to management. · Timely production and presentation of 4 weekly Management Accounts including Balance Sheet. To also include commentary, analysis of P&L's and control of the Balance Sheet. Getting behind the numbers to understand the issues · Understand, report and make recommendations on KPI's and cost drivers · Ensure all controls and procedures are adhered to. · All bank/loan accounts to be reconciled on a weekly basis · Organise, control and participate in 4 full stock takes per annum, including production and analysis of results. As a general rule, stock-takes will be taken at the end of month. · Maintain a weekly phased financial model of the business to include P&L's by location and weekly cash flows · Before calendar year end - production of an Annual Budget for the business, setting targets for managers to achieve. Presentation of the budget to senior management and to all stakeholders · Production of re-forecasts as and when needed · Support open/close decisions with breakeven models and variance analysis Production and presentation of year end accounts are prepared by our offsite accountant. · Negotiate Audit Fee, appoint Auditor and agree Audit Schedule i.e. organise and control the annual external audit · Present all necessary files and records to Auditor within 30 days of year-end · File Annual Return and Financial Statements with CRO by end January · Report to senior management on results of audit. Ensure all statutory returns are filed on time · All aspects of payroll from collecting of hours worked through to payment to our offsite Accountant. · All Revenue/taxation issues, including, monthly P30 returns, bi-monthly Vat returns, Corporation tax, Intrastats etc To Liaise with our Local offsite Accountant. · Cash Flow management. Ensure Debtors and Creditors ledgers are closely maintained and up to date. Liaise with buying department and senior management re payments prioritisation. Carry out Credit Control of Customer Accounts. · Organise regular payments meetings. Prepare Supplier accounts for payment. Communicate with suppliers. Agree payment Terms with Suppliers. · Reconcile and input remittances from Stores. Ensure payments are received on time · Provision of ad-hoc information as required · First point of contact for administrative duties such as Insurance, utilities etc. Ensure the smooth running of the Office in conjunction with the “Office Manager” and deal with conflict resolution with Suppliers or Customers. · Any other such duties as may be required. Qualifications & Requirements · CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualification · A good knowledge and appreciation of accounting procedures and packages · A good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel · Must have had exposure to robust internal controls and reporting · An ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines · Must be flexible, a team player willing to assist where needed · An ability to communicate at all levels within the company, both written and verbally. At least 5 years post qualification experience at management level in an SME, preferable in industry