Finance Officer

Finance Officer

Location: Cannock

Salary: £DOE plus excellent benefits

A well-established family-owned business based in Cannock with ambitious growth plans is recruiting an experienced Finance Officer, ideally from an SME background.

This is an all-encompassing finance role ranging from ownership of day-to-day activities through to reviewing financial information and preparing financial reports that reduce financial risk. The company is currently turning over around £33 million and has a very entrepreneurial mindset with growth being key to their success.

As the Finance Officer, your responsibilities include creating forecasting models, assessing business financial risk, and ensuring all accounting activities comply with regulations. To be successful in this role, you should have experience crafting financial strategies and working collaboratively with the wider finance team and business. Ultimately, you will maintain the company’s financial health and increase profitability while working closely with the CFO.

Key Responsibilities

1. Daily Processing Activities: International Payments, Purchase Invoices, Bank Reconciliations, Direct Debits, and other ad-hoc items.
2. Prepare monthly management accounts and month-end processes review, including posting all journals and undertaking an initial results review and commentary.
3. Annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting.
4. Cash flow review (budget vs actual) and forecasting.
5. Production of monthly board pack including commentary.
6. VAT returns.
7. Understand how other finance activities impact reporting (e.g., Payment ledger, Sales ledger, and Cash).
8. Year-end audit packs/information preparation for auditors.
9. Prepare financial statements for internal and external use.
10. Analyse financial performance and produce forecasts.
11. Advise management on financial decisions to assist business profitability and growth.

Essential Skills and Experience

1. CIMA or ACCA fully or part qualified.
2. Self-motivated and a team player.
3. “Hands-on” and able to multitask between projects and daily duties.
4. Demonstrable experience in month-end close activities.
5. Able to play an active role in budgeting, cash flow management, and forecasting.
6. Well-organised with a proactive mindset.
7. Ability to bring new ideas and help drive the business.
8. Able to maintain the company’s financial health and increase profitability.

To apply for this role, please contact Sarah Dyehouse at Anderson Scott Solutions.