The Position
Transactional Oversight & Data Quality
• Oversee the accuracy and completeness of all financial transactions to ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards
• Monitor data quality and proactively address posting or coding issues
• Supervise transactional staff to uphold high data integrity standards and consistency
• Be the main point of contact for the transactional staff in resolving queries received via shared accounts email, ensuring timely and accurate responses
• Regularly review finance systems and processes, recommending and implementing improvements to enhance efficiency and data accuracy
• Monitor and analyse company spending to ensure alignment with budgetary guidelines and identify opportunities for cost savings
• Produce and review weekly financial analyses including KPIs and spend trend
Period-End Close & Reporting:
• Manage and execute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities with absolute adherence to strict period-end deadlines
• Prepare and post month-end journal entries
• Maintain reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare all required trackers and supporting financial schedules
• Produce timely and accurate management accounts under the company’s reporting deadlines
Audit & External Reporting:
• Support financial audits, ensure controls are in place to support clean audit outcomes, prepare appropriate documentation and provide accurate and prompt responses to auditor requests
• Complete Office for National Statistics (ONS) surveys and any other required external reports including preparation of the reports for the Group
• Manage all HMRC statutory reporting, ensuring timely and accurate Corporation Tax and VAT submissions
• Prepare reports and evidence for government grants or externally funded projects, ensuring compliance with reporting criteria
• Act as administrator for bank accounts and company credit cards, managing reconciliations and related communications
Operational Finance Support:
• Liaise with other departments to ensure timely and accurate financial input
• Enforce robust financial controls and approval processes across the business to safeguard assets and ensure compliance
• Maintain and manage the fixed asset register and the tooling register and ensure compliance with company asset management procedures
• Assist with the monthly payroll activities
• Collaborate closely with the Finance Director and help in project-related tasks
• Carry out ad hoc finance work as required to support the wider finance team and business needs
• Comply with all applicable health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, and legal obligations, including those relevant to CNC machining and high-reliability manufacturing.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment, reporting any hazards, incidents, near-misses or unsafe behavior’s promptly and accurately.
• Use and maintain Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriately, ensuring correct use in line with task and risk requirements.
• Participate in mandatory EHS training, emergency response drills, and company health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement in safety and sustainability, including contributing ideas for reducing risk, waste, and environmental impact.
• Demonstrate environmental awareness by following procedures for responsible use of materials, recycling and energy conservation.
The Person
• CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified (or equivalent)
• Proven track record in an SME finance role with hands-on responsibility for period-end reporting and compliance
• Strong technical accounting skills and understanding of UK GAAP
• Proficient in accounting systems and advanced Excel skills
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines with minimal supervision
• Process-driven with a mindset for continuous improvement
• Excellent attention to details and organisational skills
• Strong communicator with ability to work across departments
Company Benefits
• 257 hours holiday (Including Bank holidays)
• Birthday off as an extra holiday
• Buy and sell holidays up to 5 days
• Pension 5% Royal London
• Free Tea & Coffee
• Life assurance 2 years Salary
• Annual Appraisals
• 2x subsidized events a year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enjoy Technology
• Monthly Raffle £100
• Health Shield
• Refer a friend £500 scheme payable on completion of their probationary
