Your new company

Hays are working in partnership with a successful international group business to support one of their subsidiary businesses based in Lowestoft. This engineering and manufacturing business has an excellent reputation in the market and pride themselves on their innovation and quality. We are seeking a capable and experienced Finance Manager to work alongside the senior leadership and become an integral part of their operation.

Your new role

This role will report directly to the MD of the subsidiary and have a dotted reporting line to the Group Finance Director, based outside the area. You will have a key part in overseeing the company's financial activities, aligning strategic goals, financial operations and compliance. You will be tasked with supporting the commercial growth of the business and help build upon the success of the last 18 months.

More specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Manage daily financial operations, including cash flow management, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Provide actionable financial insights and group reporting to support strategic decision-making.
• Optimise financial systems and processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency, aligning with group best practices.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial reports, including monthly management accounts, budgets, and statutory accounts.
• Lead and mentor a small finance team, fostering development and maintaining a positive workplace culture.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, such as VAT returns, corporation tax, and audits.
• Track project financials in real time to support key decisions.
• Evaluate and monitor costs across departments, identifying opportunities to enhance profitability.
• Supervise payroll and accounts receivable, working with group-level and third-party partners.

This is a full-time role, working 40 hours per week between Monday and Friday. The company operates a hybrid working policy that can be flexible to suit both parties.

What you'll need to succeed

You will ideally be a fully qualified accountant with previous experience in a similar Finance Manager capacity. You will have strong commercial acumen and excellent communication skills. You will have strong IT skills and be able to manipulate data, as well as be able to support with statutory accounts preparation. You will need to be within commuting distance of Lowestoft as at least part of the role will be office-based.

What you need to do now

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