An exciting opportunity has just opened up at one of Manchester's leading PR consultancies for a fantastic Finance Manager to join their team.
You will be responsible for the day to day finance function and in helping them utilise their management information systems to generate insights and data to inform decisions, ensure efficiency and profitability and to support them in providing excellent service to their clients.
Reporting directly to the Operations Director this role is fast paced and will bring clear measurable benefits to the business and the Board.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all bank / credit card reconciliations
- Ensure all financial data is accurate and sufficiently backed up
- Lead in preparing monthly management reports
- Set up supplier payments and staff expenses / salaries
- Ownership of the P&L and Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Ensure new clients have signed contracts and payment terms
- Manage the data entry for operational systems inc setting up new jobs, resource needs & allocating non-billable hours
- Compile monthly resource forecasting and capacity trackers
- Pro-actively identify research and recommend improvements to systems and processes
Essential
- Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
- Broad finance experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Significant process improvement experience
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience of working in a fast paced team, delivering to tight deadlines
- Advanced spreadsheet skills
- Confident learning new IT systems
Desirable
- People management experience
- Competent with Xero
- Experience with Harvest and Forecast (or similar timekeeping and resource forecasting software)
- Experience working in an agency environment or in a professional services business
Salary & Benefits:
- 35k -45k salary
- 25 days holiday plus your birthday and Bank Holidays,
- Bonus
- 1 day per month work from home
- Pension
- Modern City centre office with balcony & BBQ
- Fast paced creative environment
- Career development in a growing business
- Family Friendly policies
City Centre location, near metrolink / train and bus stops