Regional Finance Manager

I am excited to be supporting this Global company with their recruitment of their new Regional Finance Business Manager. The role will be based in Manchester, but travel will be required later down the line. The role is a new role to manage and implement the setup of a finance option for their already strong client base and all new customers. As a company Globally they already support the sales of their products with branded and dedicated finance companies in each market. This company is THE industry leader in their specialism and the opportunities within this company are vast. This role will require the successful candidate to become intimately familiar with the various products the company manufactures, you will also be responsible for the local coordination of relationships with financial institutions with whom they cooperate with.  

Regional Finance Manager

Salary – Up to £65000 plus guaranteed bonus for the first 12 months.

Location – Manchester

Benefits – Company car, Bonus scheme, Home Wi-Fi, 25 days holiday plus banks, Pension, on site parking, Fuel costs covered for work travel.

Job Specification

• Lead end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and month-end, and quarter-end close processes at regional level in accordance with global finance process guidelines and calendar.
• Provide guidance and support to regional head on budget development, as requested.
• Prepare and present budget.
• Collaborate with the European head of Finance to update pipeline assumptions and expense forecasts, ensuring that future costs have been correctly accounted for
• Track and document forecast variances to budget throughout the year.
• Lead monthly financial update meeting with regional head.
• Serve as liaison between the Global Accounting Manager and regional team to ensure they understand their role in complying with financial processes and policy.
• Serve as the key contact for invoice processing, payment issuance and status; answering queries and following up on any issues, as required.
• Support coding and processing of expense reports and conduct credit card reconciliations for regional teams.
• Develop strong relationships with financial houses.
• Training and Development of team to educate them on the finance function.
• Prepare accruals, schedules, and other supporting documentation to facilitate year-end close and annual statutory audit.
• Support wider Finance team projects/workstreams, working collaboratively with other teams (Operations, Communications, other Regional Programs) and seeking to anticipate needs and identify further process improvements.
• Be at the forefront of helping to generate new processes and systems to improve team working efficiency.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have these personality traits.

• Emotionally Intelligence
• Understand and show empathy towards others.
• Be interested and invested in people.
• Will have substance and work hard to achieve goals.
• Supportive
• Take ownership.

In return this company offers a generous staring salary with a guaranteed bonus for the first year, company car, 25 days holiday plus banks, pension, onsite parking, home Wi-Fi plus more. So please contact Louise at SER Recruitment today to apply.