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Our client is part of a fast-growing PLC with an impressive growth trajectory, committed to strategic acquisitions and internal investment into their group businesses to drive long term success. Operating via a diverse portfolio of companies they provide a holistic range of solutions to their customers driven by their ethos of sustainability and delivered by technology led innovation. Following a recent retirement, they are now seeking to appoint a Finance Manager to provide financial leadership to two of their Lancashire sites and support future acquisitions within one of their largest regional divisions. This role will involve working closely with the Commercial and Operational site management and will reporting into a divisional Head of Finance and CFO at the group parent company off site. You will be responsible for two quite different businesses: -A recently acquired e-commerce company supplying a wide range of products and processing over 20,000 orders a week. Your key objective will be to over-haul the finance function and implement improved reporting to PLC standards. -An established manufacturing business, operating across three divisions and requiring support as a Finance Business Partner, to modernise processes, drive forward-looking analysis and improve commercial awareness. Your remit will be to support growth in both businesses, driving performance and profitability. As part of a wider group there will be strong financial support and groupwide efficiencies that will enable continued growth. This is therefore a very exciting time to be joining the business, the successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future and will be fully involved in day to day operations. Key duties will be: Leading small finance teams on site to ensure all tasks completed accurately and on time. Preparing management accounts to PLC format Liaising with auditors and preparing statutory accounts Deal with HMRC, VAT, Paye etc. Prepare forecasts and monitor cashflow Implement financial controls to ensure compliance and manage risk Manage budgeting and forecasting processes Track profitability and monitor costs and overheads Drive process improvement and enhance financial systems Support implementation of new systems As part of this role you will be expected to be a pro-active member of the senior management team across two sites, contributing ideas and implementing financial strategies to drive the business forward. Your actions will feed into the group strategic and operational planning process and you will be expected to collaborate with colleagues on other tasks and commercial projects as required. The ideal candidate would be fully or nearly CIMA / ACCA or ACA qualified with some experience of a similar role in industry. They are open to someone looking to step up into this level of role from a Senior Management Accountant / Finance Business Partner position or experienced Finance Managers looking for a new challenge. You must have strong IT skills in Excel and be comfortable using business systems and interpreting large quantities of data. The role offers 25 days holidays + bank holidays and a car will be provided to enable you to visit their sites in (Lancaster & Rossendale) for 1-2 days a week in each case. Someone from the Preston / Central Lancashire area would be ideally equidistant from both sites. Once established there will be the opportunity to work from home on an ad hoc basis, the successful candidate will also receive an annual bonus and some flexibility around start / finish time if needed. TPBN1_UKTJ