Finance Manager Durham Service providerOur client is looking to hire an Accountant who is looking to add to their already progressive career to date. General purposes:Working within a well supported organisation, the successful candidate will be required to meet deadlines in supportive environment and will be responsible for accurate financial reporting.The environment is rewarding for the an individual who is ambitious and proactive. This position necessitates a high degree of involvement and is designed for an ambitious person willing to bring his/her contribution to the business.Key deliverables: Monthly management accounts including standard cost variances, accruals/prepayments, Balance Sheet Controls and Profit and Loss controls/analysis, explanations of the variations versus Budget and prior year Prepare timely and accurate daily, weekly and monthly reporting including Margin analysis with understanding of variances by accounts and different reveune streams Proactively highlight issues/variances which require action VAT Returns, HMRC declarations Be a point of contact for the audit process including responsibility for seeing the financial statements through to signing Preparing the budget for the entity alongside other SLT Identifying and implementing improvement to the company's reporting processes Any ad hoc projects or requests required by management and to support the SLTRequirements - experience: Previous Finance management experience Ability to empathise with and influence Leadership Team Familiar with BoM, labour rate, standard cost revaluation, indirect cost absorption Ideally have a minimum 5 years' experience Preferable - CIMA/ACCA Qualified / Part Qualified Strong data analysis and interpretation skills, with willingness to understand the underlying data Strong IT competent using Microsoft Office, high level Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot tables, Vlookup, Hlookup, CountIf, SumIf, GraphsThis is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take ownership of a Finance function in an excellent organisation. Salary up to circa GBP40k plus benefits exceptional benefits for the right person plus flexible working.