Finance Manager

My client is an international award-winning consultancy organisation based in central London. Due to continuous growth they are now looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join their team.

Requirements : Management

• Partner General Manager and Unit management team in preparation and evaluation of Business Plans. Accountable for decision-making and planning from a finance perspective
• Set objectives and Key Performance Indicators, for performance monitoring and quality measurement
• Responsible for building strong relationships with the project teams and wider business community, sharing best practice and driving a unified culture
• Attendance at Executive and Management Board meetings, providing strategic direction for the Unit

Projects

• Review of proposals, including assessment of financial aspects of contracts to facilitate invoicing and payments, and identify grounds for additional fees
• Work with Group/Regional Finance, Treasury, Tax, and Shared Service teams to enhance delivery with project teams
• Attend monthly project control meetings for major and risky projects
• Drive working capital management; optimising prompt invoicing and collections, cashflow and remittances
• Lead the finance team and project managers in challenging the status quo, establishing a culture of continuous improvement

Reporting and Compliance

• Interpret monthly management accounts for the Unit; controlling financial performance, improving profitability, utilisation, overhead control and working capital
• Supervise preparation of annual budgets and forecasts, aligned in delivery of Business Plans
• Lead compliance with Group Directives including insurances, trade licenses and registrations. Supervise statutory accounts, tax and other returns, statutory and internal audits
• Monitor financial control environment and effective completion of an annual Controls Matrix

Training and Development

• Lead Unit staff in maintaining the project control system, providing finance training to control accurate project budgets and revenue recognition
• Sponsor finance improvement projects to build positive relationships with the wider business and deliver projects successfully

Requirements :

• Must be qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA with circa 10 years post qualified experience
• Worked in a project based business of a similar size as a senior member of staff
• Must be a good communicator (both written and verbal)
• Strong Excel skills to an intermediate to high level
• Strong analytical skills with a good eye for detail
• Ability to see tasks through to conclusion
• Experience of supervision or mentoring

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. If you’re passionate about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” above as soon as possible.