Finance Manager

The People Pod ,
Stockport, Greater Manchester

Overview

Job Description

Finance Manager Our client is seeking an experienced accountant and manager to join their growing company at its Manchester headquarters. They require someone who is capable, precise and ambitious, with a business-focused mind to help shape the company's financial systems and provide accounting guidance on new ventures. The successful applicant will work closely with the company's directors, purchasing manager and their accountancy firm. They are seeking someone who is willing to take on the challenge of modernising and improving their financial systems so that they are fit for their ambitious growth plans. Your responsibilities will include recruiting an assistant to work alongside you on this project. They are one of Britain's leading manufacturers and retailers of high-end radiators. They're a steadily growing company, with an enthusiastic and open-minded team. They've recently expanded their operations into New York and now employ forty-seven people across six locations: their manufacturing facility in Manchester, two retail premises in London, distribution centre in London, a showroom in Manhattan and separate warehouse premises in Brooklyn. Finance Manager Applicants must: ●Have a degree in a numerate subject ●Have excellent IT and mathematical skills ●Have demonstrable knowledge of accounting principles ●Have experience managing people ●Speak and write English to a native level The ideal Finance Manager candidate would: ●Hold relevant accounting qualifications ●Have remarkable commercial acumen ●Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to persuade and influence ●Have experience of advanced database querying tools ●Hold the skills to query a wide variety of datasets and return commercially relevant statistics What they offer ●A starting salary of £40,000 - £50,000 per annum ●Employee health plan ●Private office with an assistant ●Negotiable working hours ●The option to work from home ●24 days annual leave ●Company pension