Finance Manager - East Lothian

Do you have an interest in infrastructure and cutting-edge technology?

Wilkinson & Associates are supporting our client as they seek to hire a Finance Manager into their small team.

Our client is looking for a recently qualified accountant with energy and enthusiasm to support the continued growth of the company. You will have a dedication to establishing quality systems and processes to produce relevant and reliable management information across a range of business areas and financial drivers.

This is an ideal opportunity for a self-starter with strong management accounting experience to contribute to the next chapter of our business growth. Likewise, the successful applicant will be working alongside a highly experienced Finance Director and is therefore an excellent learning opportunity too.

Summary of role:

• Establish and implement quality management information and reporting systems across a wide range of business activities
• Establish and maintain records and source existing company information (accounting and otherwise), to support robust management reporting in key business areas
• Support the compliance and reporting requirements of the business
• Support the Finance Director on key commercial activity including:
  • Business plans, cash flow forecasts, scenario planning etc
  • Funding requirements
  • Board and investor reporting
  • Supplier and customer management operations
  • Project costing and budgets
  • Evaluating new business opportunities
  • Risk reporting & analysis

Key criteria:

• Professionally trained and qualified accountant
• Strong analytical skills and commercial understanding
• Solid understanding of P&L, balance sheets, variance analysis and cash flow forecasting
• Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels and with a range of external professional advisers
• Ability to analyse and interpret data, explore root cause of issues and identify practical, constructive methods for data extraction and report preparation
• Strong IT skills – in particular MS Excel
• Ability to determine priorities in the continually changing environment of a fast-growing business, and remain calm under pressure
• Organisational skills and good attention to detail, experience of establishing and working to practical & effective procedures
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.  Experience of working in an environment of change would be beneficial.