Finance Manager

Finance Manager - 3 month FTC

Stafford/Hybrid

Vantage Consulting are an award-winning, multi-brand specialist recruiter, currently looking for a Finance Manager to join our growing team on a 3-month fixed term maternity cover contract.

The Finance Manager role takes responsibility for managing the finance team and finance operations, ensuring KPI's are achieved, and the financial health of the company is maintained. Providing financial reports and interpreting financial information to the senior management while recommending further courses of action to aid them in making strategic financial decisions. The Finance Manager will also oversee the contractor care operations, ensuring an exceptional experience is achieved for all onboarded Vantage Contractors, and payments and compliance is adhered to.

Who we are?

A UK top 500 recruitment business with clients ranging from SME's to global conglomerates. Vantage exists to 'connect the world experts' and realise the potential in that connection.

Our specialist staffing services are aimed at the international STEM audience with our customers covering the globe. Our aligned 4 brands enable us to provide an unequalled converged network of professionals, to enable our customers to reach their goals. Are core markets being Engineering, Technology, Engineering Technology and Executive Search (Life Sciences / Professional Services)

Experience

• AAT qualification (or equivalent) required
• CIMA/ACCA (or equivivalent) desirable
• Proven line management experience

Individual

We are seeking a confident, outgoing personality, that embody our company values of "Value, Achieve, Never Give Up, Team" and who is prepared to be involved with all aspects of running a successful Recruitment business. As a growing company we need someone willing to be hands on, with thorough and methodical attention to detail.

As the successful Finance Manager, you should be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Strong management accounting and analysis skills
• Comfortable business partnering with non-finance operational staff
• Good understanding of finance regulations and legislation
• Good working knowledge of IT, including excellent working knowledge of Excel to advanced level
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to confidently challenge as appropriate
• Punctual
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy

Role and responsibilities

• Complete all weekly and monthly reporting (including delivery of monthly profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and trading forecast in line with Company reporting timetable)
• Complete monthly flash and Management accounts in line with reporting timetable (providing commentary where needed or identified)
• Managing all required reconciliations
• Oversee the financial ledgers
• Managing payroll activities for both Vantage employees and contractors, including calculating commission payments for sales staff
• Oversee creditor payment run
• Oversee international sales
• Deputise as the principal point of contact for Vantage for all banking relationships
• Preparation and submission of statutory returns (VAT, PAYE, all other HMRC requirements)
• Liaising with the Finance Director at year end completion
• Preparation of statutory accounts in liaison with external accountants and/or auditors
• Preparation of estimated corporation tax liabilities in liaison with the external advisors
• Risk management
• Managing financial audit processes
• Providing business insight to the Leadership Team and have an active involvement in the monthly finance meeting
• Establish and maintain financial and contractor compliance policies and procedures for the company.
• Oversee all VAT/PAYE and Corporation Tax returns to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Act as escalation point for all payroll and commission issues and disputes
• Line management of the Finance Team
• Promote the Vantage Values and display positive role modelling for team.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

Prior to commencing employment with the Company, successful applicants must provide evidence of their entitlement to live and work in the UK. Consequently, if you are successful with your application, you will be required to provide one or a combination of the documents specified on the UK Government website prior to joining the Company.

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If you would like more information or to apply for the role of Finance Manager, please contact Mollie Chorley on 01785 875214 or apply with your CV.