Job Detail

Finance Manager

• Field: Accountancy & Bookkeeping
• Deadline: 2026-03-14 03:03
• Chelmsford, Essex

Job Title

Finance Manager

Salary

Competitive plus bonus

Working Hours

09:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday

About the Role

This is a newly created Finance Manager position based in Chelmsford. The role will play a key part in overseeing the day to day finance function within a busy commercial environment.

Managing a small finance team of three the Finance Manager will take ownership of operational finance activity ensuring accuracy timeliness and compliance across all areas. The role requires strong technical and commercial accounting capability including management accounts statutory reporting tax budgeting and cashflow.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders providing high quality management information and analysis to support effective decision making across the business.

Key Responsibilities

* Oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts KPIs and performance commentary

* Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations and controls are completed accurately each month

* Support stock control processes including investigation of discrepancies stock takes and aged stock review

* Maintain accurate fixed asset registers including capitalisation and depreciation

* Manage cashflow including weekly forecasting variance analysis and reporting

* Oversee credit control processes including approval of credit applications and sales ledger integrity

* Oversee multi currency payment runs and purchase ledger processes

* Daily review of bank and cash positions including invoice finance facilities

* Assist with monthly payroll preparation

* Ensure VAT returns are completed accurately and submitted on time

* Manage and support the finance team ensuring deadlines objectives and service levels are consistently met

* Drive continuous improvement across finance processes controls and reporting

* Support the Managing Director with budgets forecasts and financial planning

* Act as key finance contact for external stakeholders including accountants banks and HMRC

* Undertake ad hoc projects as required by the Managing Director

Skills Required

* Fully qualified CIMA ACCA or ACA

* Experience managing and developing finance teams

* Strong financial analysis reporting and problem solving capability

* Excellent technical finance and accounting knowledge

* Highly IT literate

* Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP

* Financial modelling experience

Personal Attributes

* Strong team leadership and people management skills

* Resilient flexible and adaptable approach

* Solutions focused with a proactive mindset

* Confident communicator able to build effective stakeholder relationships

* High attention to detail

* Uses initiative and takes ownership

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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