Finance Manager Required for Startup IT Business

We require a hands-on Part Qualified Accountant or Qualified by Experience Accountant who has an excellent charisma, ability and enthusiasm to play a key role within our start up business. The successful individual will need to be dedicated to the demands of the role and be able to provide the level of commitment that the seniority of this position requires.

The responsibilities of the Accountant will include:

1. Regular Preparation and Reporting of Monthly Management accounts for group companies within fixed time frame.

1. In achieving above, preparation and supervision of the primary accounting records, all control reconciliation accounts, accruals, prepayments, intercompany billing and provisions.

1. Reviewing Profit & Loss accounts and produce detailed variance analysis.

1. Work regularly on Cash Flow, Fixed Assets Register and various other reports.

1. Key in and be responsible to deal with all issues relating to Purchase and Sales Ledger including PO and PO Reconciliations to Purchase Invoices.

1. Leading the regular review and development of financial and account reporting requirements.

1. Provision and analysis of financial and management data needed for commercial and budgetary planning. To include monthly turnover reporting, Lease Agreements etc.

1. Work closely on a regular basis with external financial consultants and external Financial Controllers to complete Company period- end accounts and to liaise with auditors during audits.

1. Analytical review of cost implications of all aspects of the business and the authority and capability to heighten cost awareness throughout the business areas.

1. Complete VAT Returns, Intrastat, EC Sales List, Annual Returns on timely basis.

1. Oversee weekly and monthly Payroll and responsibility to complete and filing of P35.

1. Ensure all P11D’s information recorded properly and separately during the year to ease the completion of P11D at the yearend.

1. Management of Diary for CEO’s

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will be/have:

v CIMA/ACCA Part Qualified or AAT qualified with a proven operational background

v Strong technical and management accounting knowledge

v Be an excellent communicator, and speaks and writes clear understandable English.

v Commercial acumen and strategic approach to the business

v Excel skills together with Accounting package knowledge, ideally Sage and Quickbooks.

v Adaptable and able to learn quickly and ability to multi task and deal with high workloads

v Meticulous attention to detail and a practical approach to problem solving

v Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate with non-finance managers as effectively as with external accountants, other suppliers and stakeholders.

v Ability to work under pressure & meet targets & deadlines as per a startup company’s requirements

v Ability to integrate well into a team environment.

v Possess common sense and a proactive approach to their workload with the ability to Prioritise and Organise

Annual Salary £28k to 30k PA Gross (NO AGENCIES PLEASE)