An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Manager to join a specialist consultancy business operating within a highly technical and international sector.
This is a standalone finance role offering full ownership of the finance function and the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, providing financial insight, commercial support and strategic input to help drive business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
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This is a standalone finance role offering full ownership of the finance function and the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, providing financial insight, commercial support and strategic input to help drive business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day finance operations including purchase ledger, sales ledger, reconciliations and invoicing
- Oversee credit control, payroll and tax compliance
- Produce weekly cash flow and performance reporting
- Prepare monthly management accounts, forecasts and variance analysis
- Maintain full balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes
- Manage deferred income, accruals, prepayments and fixed asset accounting
- Prepare quarterly VAT returns
- Support budgeting, financial modelling and project profitability analysis
- Develop and improve financial controls, systems and processes
- Provide commercial insight to support strategic decision-making
- Proven experience in management accounting and financial control
- Strong bookkeeping and month-end accounting knowledge
- Advanced Excel skills including reporting and financial modelling
- Experience using Xero or similar cloud-based accounting software
- Confident managing cash flow and working autonomously
- Highly organised, accurate and detail-oriented
- Proactive approach with strong communication skills
- Experience within a consultancy, professional services or project-based environment would be advantageous
- Exposure to Fathom reporting software is desirable
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Significant autonomy and ownership
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and business strategy
- Opportunity to influence process improvements and automation
- Long-term career prospects within a growing business
- Supportive, collaborative and high-performing team culture
Cherry Professional are recruiting for this opportunity on behalf of our client. Please view our Privacy Policy on our website to understand how your data will be used if you apply for this role.