Overview

Debbie Burbage Recruitment is delighted to work with their client based in Northampton in their search for an interim Finance Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of monthly management accounts. This includes variance analysis, reviewing financial data, ensuring the accounts reflect the true financial position of the business, and presenting insightful reports to senior management for decision-making.
• Budgeting, Forecasting, and Business Partnering across the organisation, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Act as a key business partner by working closely with various departments to provide financial guidance, identify opportunities for cost efficiencies, and support operational decision-making.
• Manage a team of three direct reports, overseeing their day-to-day responsibilities, providing mentorship, and fostering their professional development.
• Finance System Implementation Experience: Bring previous hands-on experience in implementing a finance system, including system configuration, testing, and data migration.
• VAT Submissions. Oversee the preparation and submission of VAT returns, ensuring compliance with regulations. While previous experience with partial exemption is desirable, support is provided.

The Ideal Candidate 

• Proven experience in Financial and Management Accounting, with a strong track record of process improvement.
• Strong leadership qualities, with the capability to influence and drive change without direct managerial responsibility.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working closely with multiple departments and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP’s, sumifs, pivot tables)

Remuneration 

• Salary: c£45,000 per annum – depending on experience
• Hours: Full/Part-time considered
• Office based
• Holidays 31 days – pro rata
• Pension
• Parking

At 2^nd stage interview

Debbie Burbage Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and diversity.  Candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. We are a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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