Financial Reporting Manager

Salary: £60,000 – £72,000 per year

Financial Reporting Manager

Location: Leicester

Salary: £60,000 – £72,000 plus enhanced benefits and up to 10% bonus

Our client, a highly successful and growing food manufacturing company is now looking to recruit a Financial Accounting Manager to join their busy Finance department in their Leicester head office.

Reporting into the Head of Finance, this a new role that will support the Finance function through some very exciting changes and period of growth. If you are keen to be part of a successful organisation who continue to go from strength to strength in terms of commercial presence and growth, then this could be the role for you. If you want to be part of a company where you will see your work making a difference, play a key role in key projects and work with people who are passionate, dedicated and driven by success then we would like to hear from you.

The role:

• Ownership of Balance Sheet and management of working capital
• Ownership of Statutory Accounts and Audit
• Take the lead on projects to streamline and automate business processes
• Business partnering with budget holders in the business to aid understanding and ensure ownership over budget
• Take a lead role on their most recent ERP Implementation Project
• Take a lead role in the corporate budgeting and forecasting process
• Manage the CAPEX approval process and fixed asset register
• Ensure tax compliance (Corporation Tax, R&D, VAT and Payroll)
• Oversee and improve the financial control environment across the business

You will need:

• To be a Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, or ACCA) with previous demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Experience in Statutory Accounts, Audit, and Tax Compliance is essential
• Hands on experience of an ERP Implementation project (MS Dynamics) would be highly desirable (not essential)
• Project management experience would be beneficial
• An understanding of payroll would also be beneficial but is not essential
• Must be able to build strong relationships with the key stakeholders in the business and work collaboratively across the business
• Be comfortable working at pace, in a fast-paced environment
• You will have the scope to improve business processes and be innovative and forward thinking in your approach
• Titles won’t mean much to you, as you demand respect through the delivery of results
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate complex principles and ideas into plain language for the wider business.
• Able to flex style to suit different situations & personalities
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Ability and confidence to present to the Board and SLT as required

To apply for this exciting opportunity please submit your CV, or call for more details.