Senior Finance Manager

"At KCS we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

• Kerridge Commercial Systems is the leading specialist supplier of fully integrated ERP systems and related services to niche vertical markets in the wholesale and retail distribution, logistics and service sectors.
• A fast-paced PE backed company moving through a period of high growth and operational transformation.
• Following restructure in the wider group, this role has been giver a greater remit across the UK and US trading companies

Key Responsibilities:

• Alongside Financial Controller:
• Responsible for timely month end close across multiple entities in UK.
• Ensure correct posting and reconciliations of Payroll, COS and prepayments journals across multiple entities
• Full reconciliation of GL codes on a monthly basis
• Initial presentation of draft P&L and Balance sheet for each entity to Financial Controller for review ahead of group consolidation
• Review to include, controls on P&L, Margin, Accruals, Balance sheet for each entity
• UK Group VAT submissions, reconciliations and payments
• Other Ad hoc tasks required to deliver a timely month end
• Preparation and support for year-end accounts and Audit
• Inputs into statutory accounts and corporation tax computations for UK companies
• Support the onboarding of new acquisitions
• Continuous improvement initiatives as advised from Finance Leadership
• Various 'ad-hoc' tasks for example UAT testing of system upgrades

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential

• Qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or QBE
• Ability to use Excel to an advanced level
• Proven working experience in accounting including Financial Accounts
• Numerate
• Excellent communications skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders
• Business acumen and the ability to understand the impact of business change on financial accounts (vice versa)
• Ability to listen to and take other's points of view on board
• Self-sufficient with the ability to quality check and review own workings

Desirable

• Graduate
• Previous exposure to US trading and understanding of US Sales Tax

Company Info

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is the market leader in developing and delivering fully integrated business management solutions for distributors, suppliers, resellers, wholesalers and merchants. Our mission is simple: to design, implement and support high performance systems that enable our customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.

Equal Opportunities

KCS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires us to adjust the recruiting process please do advise us when contacted.

If this role is of interest to you please apply online.

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Employees also have a duty to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and of others who could be affected by their actions. Understanding the safety policies and co-operating with the arrangements that are in place is therefore an essential part of your employment.

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