Finance Manager - 12 Month FTC

Kenneth Brian Associates are delighted to be partnering with a long-established and respected construction group in Sutton, who are seeking a Finance Manager to join on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Key Duties:

• Full responsibility for financial reporting.
• Providing accurate and insightful management information to the Directors and Senior Leadership Team.
• Ownership of P&L, cash flow forecasting, and group consolidations.
• Delivering budgets and overseeing year-end processes.
• Proactively challenging financial performance and supporting commercial decision-making.
• Ensuring strong cash-flow management and tight financial controls.
• Presenting management information at bi-monthly Board meetings.
• Ensure ledgers are reconciled and maintained to the highest standards.
• Prepare month-end management accounts with clear and insightful commentary.
• Group reconciliations and consolidated reporting.
• Streamline and improve accounting systems and processes, including cost allocation accuracy.
• Deliver reliable reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts.
• Oversee monthly payrolls and ensure compliance with VAT, PAYE, P11D and CIS requirements.
• Budget preparation, KPIs, and reporting against budget.
• Manage the Fixed Asset Register.
• Prepare high-quality year-end packs for all subsidiaries and liaise with external accountants.

About You

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with at least 3 years’ post-qualification experienc or Qualifed by extensive experience.
• Construction industry experience is essential.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a small finance team.
• Strong experience with group accounting.
• Confident in identifying problems, analysing cost reports, and implementing improvements.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to challenge senior management where necessary.
• Commercially astute with SME experience.
• Knowledge of lean processes or process improvement would be advantageous.