Finance Manager

Rutherford Briant are recruiting for a Finance Manager in central Colchester. This is a key position overseeing a busy Finance team in a growing business with a repeatable brand. You will report to the Finance Director and monitor the day-to-day quality control of company accounts, prepare VAT returns, monitor budgets, and carry out month end procedures and compliance. The business is driving growth therefore you will be involved in scaling up the team and ensuring procedures are fit for purpose. As the business grows you will also be involved in projects and supporting the senior stakeholders.

Key duties;

• Management of the Finance team currently 4 increasing to 6
• Ensuring that all financial transactions are correctly recorded
• Ensuring adherence to the appropriate financial controls
• Calculation and posting of monthly accruals and prepayments
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register, with reconciliations to the general ledger and actual physical assets
• Reconciliation of VAT, nominal ledger and control account
• Preparation of VAT input and output schedules, filing and payment of quarterly VAT
• Checking and reconciliation of month end reports
• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts
• Monthly processing of payroll
• Managing the year end close and production and coordination of the related processes and reports.

The ideal candidate will be qualified however qualified by experience candidates will also be considered. You will need to demonstrate the ability to manage a team and the ability to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders. This role is hands on however there is an element of looking ahead as the business grows, therefore examples of process management would be an advantage.