Finance Manager

August 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Finance Manager

The Finance Manager will provide financial expertise and support for Sales - England & Wales. Providing accurate and timely financial reporting to senior management and ensuring the Business Unit operates effectively and correctly within the controls and guidelines set by the Portakabin Group. Role Details
  • Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum depending on experience.
  • Role based: York, YO32 9PT
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Annual leave: 25 plus bank holidays
Role Responsibilities
  • Provide support to the management team, analysing and interpreting the accounts and ensuring there is full understanding of the financial implications of decisions and issues affecting their business area.
  • Ensure that the Business Unit complies with all accounting policies of the Portakabin Group and make certain that accounting issues specific to the Business Unit are properly recognised and resolved.
  • Exert influence over decisions affecting the cash flow, profitability and long term sustainability of the business.
  • Prepare monthly Management Accounts to strict deadlines, ensuring that all Balance Sheet Accounts are reconciled each month, taking corrective action to guarantee timeliness and accuracy of information.
  • Support the annual audit process and liaise with the external auditors where necessary.
  • Coordinate and drive the annual budget process for the Business Unit ensuring all necessary reports are completed and deadlines met and a thorough budget is prepared.
Benefits & Opportunities
  • Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
  • Working flexibly principles
  • Contributory pension
  • Annual bonus
  • Single Private Medical Insurance
  • A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
  • A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
  • Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!) There is also great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin!
Our Ideal Candidate We are looking for someone who has:
  • ACA / ACCA / ICAEW or equivalent qualification
  • Proven experience of management accounting including statutory accounts
  • Advanced MS Excel skills (creating spreadsheets and using financial functions)
  • Experience running annual audits
  • Demonstrable knowledge of producing budgets up to multi-millions
  • The ability to develop direct reports through coaching
  • Workable knowledge of SAP and Power BI or similar
Even if you do not match all of our `ideal' criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role. We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 21st August 2023. About Portakabin As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction. Portakabin remains in the ownership of the York based Shepherd family and now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries. As an equal opportunities employer, Portakabin is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made.