Finance Manager

Finance Manager Derby up to £50,000 Permanent

The Opportunity

A specialist company within the rolling stock maintenance sector is seeking a hands-on and influential Finance Manager to act as the financial conscience of the business. Reporting directly to the MD on site and indirectly to the Group FD, this is an opportunity to provide crucial financial insight, guidance, and influence without direct line management responsibilities.

The company is experiencing a strong period of growth, having recently completed a move to larger, new premises. This role represents a fresh start and a chance to implement a new approach to financial strategy. Your focus will be integral to optimising and understanding all financial aspects of the larger operation to ensure continued high performance. You'll be a key player, providing essential financial support and insights for management decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Business Support: Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecast preparation, and ongoing P&L forecast management. Provide cost analysis, variance reporting, project accounting, and prepare monthly management accounts and group reporting packs.
• HMRC/Government: Create and submit quarterly VAT returns and manage the accrual and payment of annual Corporation Tax.
• Payroll & HR Administration: Oversee the outsourced payroll process by compiling and submitting all required monthly/weekly data, ensuring accuracy for pensions, commissions, and statutory requirements (e.g., NI/Minimum Wage).
• Balance Sheet: Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliation, ensuring stock valuations and fixed assets (additions/disposals/depreciation) are accurately recorded.
• Debtors/Creditors: Approve weekly payment runs, monitor ledgers, and resolve escalated queries.
• Cash & Bank: Ensure bank reconciliations are up to date and manage movements between different accounts based on cash flow and interest rates.
• Intergroup: Ensure all intergroup debtors and creditors balance and nominal codes are aligned at month-end.

The Candidate:

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager, Management Accountant, or Finance Business Partner capable of thriving in a standalone capacity. Qualified by experience is perfectly acceptable; formal qualifications are not a preference, though support for professional qualifications can be provided by the employer if desired.

Key experience we're looking for:

• Experienced in working in a standalone capacity and leading budgeting processes.
• A background in Engineering, Manufacturing, or broader high integrity industry is highly desirable.
• Understanding of project accounting is highly desirable.
• Experience with Sage 200 is highly desirable.
• Must be comfortable working in a blue-collar operating environment and its cultural dynamics, able to interact effectively with personnel at all levels.
• Someone who is not shy to 'get stuck in'.

Location: Derby

Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.