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Finance Manager

Loudwater
3 weeks ago
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Are you an experienced finance professional? Do you hold a relevant finance qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) and have experience managing a team? If so, our client, a leading aerospace manufacturer, is recruiting for a Finance Manager for their site in Leicester. The role will involve leading the finance team, ensuring accurate reporting, improving systems, reducing costs, and maintaining compliance with statutory and corporate requirements.
 
Finance Manager
 
Permanent
Salary dependent on experience
Monday – Thursday, 08:00 – 16:00, Friday 08:00 – 13:00
 
Leicester
 
Finance Manager
Job Description

Leading and coordinating a multidisciplinary finance team while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, SOX controls, and internal financial policies across accounting, payroll, costing, and treasury functions.
Preparing and submitting accurate financial reports, including monthly accounts, forecasts, variance analyses, and statutory returns, while maintaining system integrity and meeting strict deadlines.
Promoting financial awareness and providing management accounting insights to support decision-making, cost reduction, and operational efficiency across all departments.
Monitoring and improving daily KPIs, cash flow, capital expenditure, and working capital while supporting inventory and asset control, and ensuring accurate balance sheet reconciliations.
Coaching and developing team members, streamlining financial systems, ensuring safety compliance, and collaborating on strategic initiatives including capital investments and financial planning. 
Finance Manager
Essential Experience/Skills/Qualifications

Holder of a relevant finance qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with post qualification experience.
Good knowledge of statutory regulations relating to finance, VAT, wages and salaries.
Previous experience managing a finance team. 
Finance Manager
Company Benefits

Annual leave including bank holidays
Fidelity personal pension
Life assurance (death in service x3)
Employees benefits platform – high street discount portal
Eye care vouchers
Instant recognition scheme
Sport & social club 
Please apply below if this role is of interest

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