Finance Manager
20 days ago
Belfast
Finance Manager - £55000 - £65000 per annum - Lisburn Your new companyA fast-growing, customer-focused sales and marketing organisation based in Lisburn is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join its leadership team. The business is built on strong values, a commitment to operational excellence and a culture that empowers employees to think like owners. With continued expansion and investment, this is an excellent opportunity to step into a strategic finance role within a dynamic and progressive environment. Your new roleAs Finance Manager, you will take full responsibility for leading the finance function and ensuring robust financial operations across the organisation. Supported by a Finance Assistant, you will play a key part in driving financial performance, strengthening controls, and providing strategic insight to support growth. You will: • Deliver monthly management accounts and lead annual budgeting, • Manage cash flow, liquidity, forecasting, working capital and stock valuation, • Analyse company performance including EBITDA, profitability, pricing and cost structures, • Partner with Sales and Procurement to align financial decision-making with business goals, • Conduct financial modelling, scenario planning and risk assessment, • Lead financial audits and manage relationships with auditors, • Oversee VAT, corporation tax and compliance across NI, GB and ROI, • Manage payroll across three regions, ensuring accuracy and legal compliance, • Lead, mentor and develop the Finance Assistant, • Improve financial reporting systems, processes and internal controls, • Support business expansion through financial analysis and evaluating funding options, • 5+ years’ finance experience, ideally within supply chain, wholesale, distribution or retail, • Strong technical knowledge of financial management, reporting and accounting principles, • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and financial modelling, • Understanding of UK, NI and ROI tax regulations, • Confident communication skills with the ability to present financial insights to senior stakeholders, • Experience managing audits and liaising with external financial partners, • A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience, • Leadership skills and experience coaching or managing a team, • Strong commercial awareness and analytical mindset, • Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial systems (Sage 200 desirable), • Ability to work collaboratively, prioritise effectively and meet deadlinesWhat you'll get in return, • £55,000-£65,000 salary (depending on experience), • A key leadership role with significant influence on business direction, • Participation in a company-wide bonus programme, • A supportive, values-driven working culture, • Ongoing investment in personal and professional development