Finance Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Hays
£80,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Manager role is crucial for supporting the Group Finance Director in maintaining financial controls and facilitating growth within a dynamic company. Candidates with logistics experience in a fast-paced environment are preferred, although familiarity with the transport sector is not mandatory. The position involves overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning while ensuring compliance and providing insights for operational decisions. This role offers opportunities for career progression and collaboration with a forward-thinking finance leadership team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development and execution of financial strategies to improve performance
- Oversee day-to-day budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
- Produce timely and accurate management accounts, profit & loss statements, and balance sheets
- Monitor essential KPIs including cost per mile, revenue per trip, and fuel usage
- Maintain regulatory compliance and contribute to effective financial risk management
- Prepare clear and reliable reports for internal stakeholders
- Provide financial insights to support operational decisions around fleet and infrastructure
- Help identify cost-saving opportunities and refine internal financial controls
- Ensure adherence to financial regulations and tax obligations
- Assist in managing fixed assets, stock levels, and intercompany accounts
- Guide and support junior team members within the finance function
- Liaise with external auditors and relevant third parties
Key Skills:
- Experience in finance management, preferably within logistics or transport sectors
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning skills
- Ability to produce accurate financial reports and statements
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and financial risk management
- Strong analytical skills to monitor KPIs and provide insights
- Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement
- Leadership skills to guide junior team members
- Experience liaising with external auditors
Salary (Rate): £80,000.00 yearly
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We're working with an ambitious, fast-evolving company to appoint their next Finance Manager. This vital role supports the Group Finance Director in maintaining robust financial controls and enabling growth. Logistics experience in a high-paced environment is preferred, and transport sector familiarity is beneficial-but not a must.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development and execution of financial strategies to improve performance
- Oversee day-to-day budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
- Produce timely and accurate management accounts, profit & loss statements, and balance sheets
- Monitor essential KPIs including cost per mile, revenue per trip, and fuel usage
- Maintain regulatory compliance and contribute to effective financial risk management
- Prepare clear and reliable reports for internal stakeholders
- Provide financial insights to support operational decisions around fleet and infrastructure
- Help identify cost-saving opportunities and refine internal financial controls
- Ensure adherence to financial regulations and tax obligations
- Assist in managing fixed assets, stock levels, and intercompany accounts
- Guide and support junior team members within the finance function
- Liaise with external auditors and relevant third parties
Why Join This Company?
- Work alongside a forward-thinking finance leadership team
- Contribute to strategic decisions that shape growth
- Collaborate with operations to improve performance across the business
- Build your career in a role with clear progression and impact
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