Our client is a market leader in the development and manufacture of weighing and labelling technology. They are currently looking for a Finance Manager to join their commercial team based in Haverhill.

Key Responsibilities

• To manage the accounts function and produce timely and accurate management accounts and supporting reports each period that assists management in the financial understanding, reporting and forecasting of their departments.
• Highlight and report to the relevant budget holder any non compliance with internal systems or excessive expenditure that has a negative financial implication.
• To manage and ensure the reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts – sales, bank, purchase, stock and payroll to report variances and work with the responsible manager to identify errors or financial issues in order to reconcile.
• To assist in the production of year end Financial Statements for the Company and compile working file for efficient Audit of the accounts and preparation of the tax computations.
• Drive the annual budget process and prepare departmental information for each budget holder to efficiently produce annual profit & loss, balance and cash flow budgets.
• Ensure all legal requirements are met with respect to VAT, Insurance, Government returns and any other associated financial matter.
• To adhere to health and safety policy, and other requirements relating to care of equipment

Person Specification

• Qualifications in AAT or other formal training is desired but not essential.
• Microsoft Office, strong excel working knowledge for the manipulation and creation of complex spreadsheets.
• Knowledge, skills and attributes used to gather, analyse and summarise data from a broad range of sources to solve problems and make decisions.

• The ability to encourage and support both individual and team achievements.
• Demonstrated desire to achieve agreed objectives and exhibiting high levels of energy and performance standards.
• Evidence of an ability to stay on top of a variety of parallel tasks so as to ensure that internal and external customer’s requirements are delivered on time.
• An ability to deal with difficult personalities and political situations.
• The ability to work flexible hours within reasonable limits and travel to France when required.

Working hours:  M-F 08:30-17:00
Benefits:           25 days annual leave + statutory holidays
                        Life Insurance
                        Pension scheme