Finance Manager

Please note this role is working for one of our Group businesses and not directly for Together. 

Benefits of working at Together

• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contribution
• Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
• Life assurance and Critical illness cover

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Company Description 

We’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.

We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 900 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book. 

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We are looking for a Finance Manager to join the Group, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of financial operations, streamlining of financial processes and working to improve its value to the business. The oversight of the Group’s finance function will encompass responsibility and operational accountability for financial control, operations, planning and analysis, achieved through driving the function forward and the effective management and development of the finance team as well as working closely with internal and external stakeholders.

As our Finance Manager, we are looking for someone to:

• Preparation of the monthly Group management accounts and reporting of the Group’s monthly performance against budget
• Production of monthly margin analysis, providing insightful commentary and analysis at both an individual project and company level
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and overhead analysis
• Oversight of the Group’s purchasing and stock management systems, performing frequent reconciliations and reviewing stock counts to identify and resolve any stock discrepancies
• Oversee the sales ledger and credit control function
• Responsible for the Group’s WIP reporting, driving recovery and cash conversion
• Production of the Group cash forecast, overseeing weekly bank reconciliations and approving payment runs
• Maintaining a strong control environment, in particular around costs, ensuring they are approved in line with the Group’s policies & accurately recorded at an individual project level
• Management of quarterly VAT return submissions & ensuring compliance with other HMRC taxes
• Oversee the smooth delivery of the agreed month-end timetable to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Knowledge of payroll process to allow for importing into accounting software
• Drive and oversee the annual budgeting and in-year forecasting processes
• Responsible for overseeing and completion of annual Group audit

Essential

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or qualified by experience, with a proven background in managing a finance function
• Previously worked as part of a group with exposure to consolidations
• Demonstrable competency in running a finance function including preparation of monthly management accounts, VAT returns and transactional processing within this or a similar industry
• Ability to analyse complex financial information and communicate results and options for decision-making clearly and succinctly
• Process driven with previous experience of maintaining a strong control environment & managing risk
• Previous exposure to integrated purchasing and stock modules
• Excellent technical accounting skills and a proven ability to apply them effectively
• An advanced user of Excel and computerised Accounting Software such as Sage Intacct

Attributes 

• Ability to work under own initiative, prioritise workload, handle pressure and take day-to-day decisions on the running of the Finance function
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; a commercial thinker
• A demonstrable influencer, ability to drive impact and implement change
• Results-driven and a person of upmost integrity, with a keen eye for detail
• A motivator with the ability to develop and manage the finance team
• A collaborative and effective relationship builder
• Confidence to support in other areas of the business from a financial perspective

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Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.

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