Finance Manager

Finance Controller- Alcester area - £40,000 – £50,000 depending on experience Arden Personnel are supporting a successful, family-feel SME, to recruit a hands-on Financial Controller who can take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while acting as a trusted right hand to the leadership team. This is not a “big team, lots of layers” finance role — it’s ideal for someone who’s used to being the person people come to, who can keep the numbers tight, the cash flowing, and still jump in on payroll, VAT, or a board pack when needed. What will my day to day duties be for this Finance Controller role? You’ll have broad responsibility for the finance function, including: Sales Ledger & Credit Control Daily cash postings and allocations Customer statements and credit control Setting up new customer accounts Raising machine deposit invoices Debtors control Bank & Cash Management Daily bank reconciliations Direct debit processing Cash book Managing investment and loan accounts Cashflow forecasting and cash management Purchase Ledger Supporting the Accounts Assistant Checking and authorising purchase invoices Authorising payment runs Creditors control Management Accounting & Reporting Customer deposit control Accruals and prepayments Stock and WIP reconciliations Slow moving stock analysis Depreciation Service contract control Trial balance and monthly management accounts Monthly service reports Preparation of finance board pack and attending finance meetings Other finance/admin Managing the Sage accounting system (month and year-end) Protean month ends Payroll – monthly and year-end P11Ds Quarterly VAT returns Annual audit pack Liaison with IT/telephony providers where it relates to finance systems What skills and experience do I need for this Finance Controller role? Because this is an SME, we need someone who is: Used to a standalone or small-team environment – you’re comfortable being the “go-to” person for finance Confidential and commercially aware – able to handle sensitive information and support leadership with decision-making Practical and hands-on – as happy doing reconciliations as you are presenting management accounts Flexible – and will get the same flexibility back, reflecting the company culture Qualified by experience – You do not need to be formally qualified, as long as you can clearly demonstrate experience doing this level of work What’s on offer for this Finance Controller role? Salary benchmarked up to £50k per annum depending on experience Stable, friendly SME environment with a family feel Autonomy to run the finance function Direct access to the leadership team and the opportunity to influence Flexibility 25 days holiday plus bank holidays If you’re an experienced, all-round Financial Controller who likes owning the numbers, improving processes and being a trusted sounding board to the business, send your CV to Arden Personnel and we’ll talk you through the setup. Interested? We’re reviewing CVs now! Apply today or contact Arden Personnel for more information. 📩 Send your CV to (url removed) 📞 Call us on  Alcester or Redditch  Arden Personnel – Connecting Talent with Opportunity Arden Personnel is a local independent recruitment agency with offices in Alcester, Warwickshire and Redditch, Worcestershire.  We recruit for companies based in Alcester, Evesham, Bidford-on-Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon, Henley-in-Arden, Leamington Spa, Redditch, Bromsgrove, and Studley. We want your experience with using a recruitment agency to be good and will always endeavour to get back to all applicants.  Follow us on