Finance Manager - Cardiff - £45k - £50k per annum plus benefits

Our client is an extremely well-established company working primarily within the Manufacturing industry; due to continued growth and success they are now looking to recruit an experienced Finance Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Maintain up to date accounting policies and procedures for the company

* Review of the monthly management accounts including a comparison against budget and providing commentary and variance analysis.

* Prepare the monthly board pack, including profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements.

* Posting of any journals required to the Sage system

* Production of weekly cash flow forecasts

* Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and submission to HMRC

* Manage, develop and lead the Finance team (including supervision and development of 2 direct reports)

* Preparation of year-end financial statements

* Preparation of audit information files and key contact for the auditors and tax advisors

Skills and Experience

* Fully Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA), with at least 3 years PQE

* Experience in preparing budgets within a multi-disciplined conglomerate SME business

* Strong Excel skills

* Knowledge and demonstrable experience of utilizing Sage 200 is essential

* Previous experience and success within a finance manager role is essential

* Able to manage and motivate a team of 2

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

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