Finance Manager

The Finance Manager provides strategic support to the board and manage the finance team day-to-day. The right candidate must be able to challenge information, build robust reporting and have the commercial acumen to work with a business growing at an impressive rate. It is essential to have an ability to engage with owner mangers and external stakeholders.

Client Details

A leading cultural consultancy with offices around the world. This role sits within the Central London head office. Current clients include a range of high-profile Heritage Lottery Fund projects across the UK, and a range of museum and cultural organisations' in Europe, the United States, Russia, Qatar, Oman and the UAE.

Description

Responsibilities of the Finance Manager:

• Production of the monthly reporting - management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations including payroll journals, bank reconciliations

• Producing forward projecting financial reports (cashflow, budgets, forecasts, project P&L)

• Project finances and reporting for review by Company Directors, senior management and external accountants as required

• Support the accounts assistant with the sales and purchase ledger, purchase orders, credit control, staff expenses and petty cash

• Processing time sheets

• Managing direct debits and corporate credit card

• Responsible for payroll and pension management

• VAT reporting

• Act as credit control across the company and monitoring procedures and streamlined processes to increase efficiencies

• Working with the ops team to set up new financial structures and improvements

• Keeping clear and accurate, physical and electronic, financial records

• Handling financial queries from team, clients, suppliers and accountants

Profile

Skills and Experience required of the Finance Manager:

• This role would suit an individual from a varied background looking for a long-term role where you can partner with the Founding Directors

• A minimum of 5+ years' accountancy experience

• Experience of producing a range of financial reports

• Experience of managing long-term complicated project finances

• Experience of working with international project finances

• Ability to work on multiple projects

• International experience, specifically middle east.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment often requiring quick reactionary work

Job Offer

Up to £45,000 with a comprehensive benefits package