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Finance Manager
£130000 per annum
London
Posted: 17/02/2022
Permanent
Job Ref: 387142630
Job Details
My client is an international award-winning consultancy organisation based in central London. Due to continuous growth they are now looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join their team.
This is a senior finance position acting as the number 2 within finance across the business unit. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of business partnering with senior stakeholders both operationally and on the board, ensuring of accountability whilst driving and managing change.
Requirements:
Management
Partner General Manager and Unit management team in preparation and evaluation of Business Plans. Accountable for decision-making and planning from a finance perspective
Set objectives and Key Performance Indicators, for performance monitoring and quality measurement
Member of the Unit management team reviewing financial performance, recognising and directing opportunistic actions, applying tailored information
Responsible for building strong relationships with the project teams and wider business community, sharing best practice and driving a unified culture
Attendance at Executive and Management Board meetings, providing strategic direction for the Unit
Projects
Review of proposals, including assessment of financial aspects of contracts to facilitate invoicing and payments, and identify grounds for additional fees
Work with Group/Regional Finance, Treasury, Tax, and Shared Service teams to enhance delivery with project teams
Attend monthly project control meetings for major and risky projects
Drive working capital management; optimising prompt invoicing and collections, cashflow and remittances
Lead the finance team and project managers in challenging the status quo, establishing a culture of continuous improvement
Reporting and Compliance
Interpret monthly management accounts for the Unit; controlling financial performance, improving profitability, utilisation, overhead control and working capital
Supervise preparation of annual budgets and forecasts, aligned in delivery of Business Plans
Lead compliance with Group Directives including insurances, trade licenses and registrations. Supervise statutory accounts, tax and other returns, statutory and internal audits
Monitor financial control environment and effective completion of an annual Controls Matrix
Training and Development
Lead Unit staff in maintaining the project control system, providing finance training to control accurate project budgets and revenue recognition
Sponsor finance improvement projects to build positive relationships with the wider business and deliver projects successfully
Requirements:
Must be qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA with circa 10 years post qualified experience
Worked in a project based business of a similar size as a senior member of staff
Must be a good communicator (both written and verbal)
Strong Excel skills to an intermediate to high level
Strong analytical skills with a good eye for detail
Ability to see tasks through to conclusion
Experience of supervision or mentoring
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
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