Manager - Finance

Role Profile: Manager - Finance

Financial control of the management company

• Deliver the budgeting, forecasting, and planning process across the group.

• Preparation, review, and submission of annual and interim statutory financial statements under IFRS and FRS 102.

• Driving process and control enhancement to ensure efficiency and scalability.

• Assistance with the integration of newly acquired companies, ensuring group policies and procedures are rolled out efficiently.

• Preparation for Board packs.

Stakeholder management

• Meeting with senior management on a regular basis to present management accounts and understand the needs, as well as advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions.

• Oversee the annual audit and tax.

• Maintain relationships with auditors, tax advisors and banks.

Team and organisation

• Minimum 3 years of team management experience, with focus on developing the team and providing necessary mentorship.

• Take ownership of financial processing to deliver best in class service levels.

• Update and implement financial policies and procedures.

• Deliver continuous improvement in efficiency, quality, and consistency of reporting.

Other major responsibilities

• Prepare/Oversee the monthly Management Accounts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Variance Analysis.

• Cash and capital monitoring and management, including weekly cash flow reports and forecasts, as well as debtors and creditors management and funds transfers as required.

• Review of Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet including general ledger analysis and assisting in complex accounting entries.

• Preparation and submission of VAT returns, including partial exemptions methodologies and EU reverse charge mechanism.

• Ongoing review and proactive management of costs across the business.

• Checking and approving the weekly and adhoc payments.

• Ensuring all regulatory filings are all up to date before time and submitted.

• Preparing Corporation Tax returns and liaising with tax advisors.

• Proficiency in MS Excel is preferred.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified CA/ACCA having 8 plus years of post-qualification experience and strong academic record.

• Previous experience in a senior finance role and financial control experience.

• Excellent knowledge of accounting for SMEs with strong book-keeping knowledge

• Excellent written and spoken English.

• The person should understand relevant, multi-jurisdictional accounting rules.

• Strong modelling and Excel skills and excellent ability to spot, investigate and explain discrepancies.

• Experience in people development and team leadership.

Characteristics

• Role models EPIC values: Clients First, Intellectual Integrity, Collegiate

• Excellent commerciality and sound judgement

• Focused on internal and external client needs, delivering on commitments with a sense of urgency.

• Builds positive working relationships with energy.

• Ability to work under pressure and ensure deadlines are met.

• Location / Hours: Noida. Shift timings: 13:30 - 22:00 / 11:30 - 20:00 on a [weekly rotating basis] *.