Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in the preparation and monitoring of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, providing analysis of variances and advising on corrective actions.
• Cost Accounting: Maintain accurate costing models, including standard costing and variance analysis, to support pricing decisions, inventory valuation, and production efficiency.
• Inventory Management: Oversee inventory accounting, ensuring accurate valuation and reconciliation of stock levels, and conduct periodic stock audits.
• Cash Flow Management: Monitor cash flow, prepare cash flow forecasts, and provide recommendations to optimize working capital.
• Financial Controls: Implement and maintain robust financial controls, ensuring compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Month-End and Year-End Processes: Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes, including journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.
• Statutory Compliance: Assist in the preparation of statutory accounts and ensure compliance with relevant tax regulations, including VAT and corporation tax submissions.
• Ad Hoc Reporting: Prepare various financial reports and analyses as required by senior management to support business strategy and decision-making.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for streamlining financial processes and enhancing efficiency within the finance department.