Finance Manager

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9 months ago

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Are you a financial leader with a knack for driving transparency, optimising receivables, and partnering with business units to deliver impactful results? Join the team as Finance Manager and play a vital role in shaping the financial future of our organisation.

The successful candidate will: -

Be a Strategic Partner: Work closely with the Head of Finance and local management, providing insights, analyses, and recommendations that drive impactful decisions.
Champion Financial Excellence: Oversee receivables management, streamline reporting, and ensure compliance with group standards while keeping key metrics like EBIT, cashflow, and mill KPIs in check.
Drive Innovation: Develop strategies to enhance processes, reduce defaults, and optimise the cash conversion cycle.
Lead Collaboratively: Collaborate across diverse teams, including sales, customer service, and group functions, to ensure seamless operations and effective decision-making.

Key responsibilities will be to:
Provide financial clarity through detailed reporting and analysis.
Prepare financial accounts.
Drive timely payments and manage credit limits with precision.
Lead process improvements and implement receivables management strategies.
Ensure tax compliance, coordinate with audit teams, and uphold group standards.
Act as a proactive business partner to mill management, influencing decisions with actionable insights.

What we're Looking For:
A solution-oriented finance professional with a strong business mindset, who has gained their experience in a manufacturing environment.
An effective communicator and relationship builder.
A data-driven thinker who thrives on delivering transparent and impactful reports.

On offer: -
Salary circa £55,000
Pension scheme
Great working environment!

Interested? To apply for this opportunity, please send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

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