Finance Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Stoke on Trent - Hybrid
Salary: £50,000-£58,000 per annum, plus, car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
The Finance Manager position will be the lead finance position on the contract. You will provide, with the support of a small team, key financial support and performance analysis for the client and for Unipart’s operational management.
Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.
As a Finance Manager you will ensure all internal financial and management accounting requirements for Unipart are met.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
Prepare, consolidate and review results (month-end, forecast reviews etc)
Interface with the client on all financial matters
Be the primary interface with Unipart central finance on contract related queries
Manage and financially account for Unipart client sites and transport services
Provide financial support for projects
Ensure efficiency and accuracy of financial processes and controls, seeking continuous improvement
Lead a contract finance team with 2/3 direct reports
Weekly tasks will include:
Preparation of requests for spend to be sent to client on projects
Supervision of weekly reporting requirements
General finance support e.g. reviewing and approving purchase orders, expense claims, etc.
Monthly tasks will include:
Review of client billing
Management of accounts supervision for client Business Units and transport services
Attending review meetings with operations and commercial management for the client
Producing agreed internal reporting against budgets and forecasts
Internal Flash reports (early assessment of P&L position ahead of month-end results)
Cashflow Forecast review and submission
Updating internal operational and KPI reporting
Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
Qualified accountant
Excellent planning and organisation skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Pro-active approach to work prioritisation
Ability to develop, adapt and improve current and new processes and procedures
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may also have experience in the following: Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Group Controller, Management Accountant, Chief Accountant, Finance Director, Finance Controller, Company Accountant, Group Accountant, Finance Accountant, Financial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Legal Finance etc
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