AFR Consulting

Following a recent review of the finance department this established group of companies is seeking to strengthen the team by appointing a Senior Financial Accountant. Operating through several divisions and with turnover in excess of £100m, they have enjoyed impressive growth and expansion and have recently become part of a global company click apply for full job details

Following a recent review of the finance department this established group of companies is seeking to strengthen the team by appointing a Senior Financial Accountant. Operating through several divisions and with turnover in excess of £100m, they have enjoyed impressive growth and expansion and have recently become part of a global company. The successful candidate will be joining the business durin

This substantial FMCG manufacturing company operates across two sites in Lancashire creating and distributing products for customers worldwide. Their policy of continuous inward investment has enabled them to expand rapidly, investing in modern production facilities and warehouse automation to ensure they remain industry leaders with a global presence. A recent restructure of the finance department has created a new role for a Finance Business Partner to work closely with department heads to manage costs, improve efficiencies and drive operational performance. The role will involve close liaison with their heads of department and budget holders, providing exposure to senior management and leadership throughout the business. Key responsibilities will be: • Reporting against budgets for all departments across the business • Challenging operational performance and suggesting improvements • Collaborating with stakeholders to drive cost reduction initiatives • Working closely with production, operations and sales / procurement teams • Reporting and analysis of costs, margins and performance • Producing product range costs to fix twice yearly pricing • Supporting planning and decision making around "make or buy" scenarios • Financial modelling and scenario / trend analysis • Proposing and creating new solutions and processes Central to this role will be the requirement to communicate across the business and provide insightful and actionable information. You will be working with SAGE 200 and should be comfortable manipulating large volumes of data in Excel into meaningful reports and analysis for non-finance managers. Familiarity with SQL would be very useful as you will be working with and improving existing financial models used to capture costs and determine pricing across all their SKU's. The preferred candidate profile would be a qualified accountant (CIMA or ACCA / ACA) or strong QBE with knowledge from the manufacturing / FMCG sector. This will be a senior appointment in the finance team and requires a credible individual with the tenacity and people skills to drive change. This will be an onsite role and applications would be welcomed from candidates with a strong management accounting or finance business partner / budgeting & forecasting background. This is a unique opportunity to join a business focussed on staff well-being with a family feel and highly collaborative culture.

A leading finance consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Transactional Finance Team Leader to manage the purchase and sales ledger teams. You'll ensure accurate processing of transactions and oversee cash collection performance in a high-volume environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, effectively manage a team, and excel in communication. This position offers competitive salary and benefits, including healthcare and pension, alongside being part of an innovative company during a growth period.

Our exclusive client is recruiting for an experienced Transactional Finance Team Leader who will have full ownership of the day-to-day performance of the purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control team within a high-volume environment. The main focus of the role will be to ensure accurate and timely processing of transactions and strong cash collection performance. Duties include: Manage and support the transactional finance team on a day-to-day basis, including conducting monthly 1:1s and performance reviews. Allocate and prioritise workloads within a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Managing high-volume invoice processing, cash allocation, reconciliations, and payment runs Processing weekly supplier payment runs, and internal expense payment runs ensuring deadlines are achieved Maintaining effective control of creditor and debtor ledgers, including active management of aged balances Preparing daily bank files for posting and overseeing bank reconciliations completed by the team. Delivering accurate and timely month-end close activities relating to transactional finance Contribute to weekly cash flow forecasting and working capital reporting Support overall cash management strategy and performance improvement initiatives. Working closely with the credit controller across multiple ledgers, driving performance against collection targets You must have experience of working within a high-volume environment to be considered for this role. Ideally you will have managed a small team but also be used to being very hands on. Communication is key within this role so a strong and confident communicator is a must, as is a good team player and team leader, someone who can work to tight deadlines and be able to work under pressure. In return you will be paid a competitive salary, receive good benefits which include pension, healthcare, free on site parking but most importantly, you will join an innovative company at an exciting time of growth. If you are looking for a new challenge, are an experienced and hands on leader and have a real passion for finance, please apply to Tammy Smith now.