Regional Finance Manager

This high growth, US listed retail organisation in Liverpool are looking for a Regional Finance Manager to join the organisation in a role closely linked to Operations.

Reporting to the Commercial Finance Director, your core duties will include;

Proactive Finance Business Partner providing support, challenge and insight to the Opetaional Managers and Regional Directors
To deliver timely, accurate & relevant financial information & analysis to key stakeholders including, Monthly and quarterly forecasts, Annual budgets, Variance analysis, KPI''s, Ad-hoc analysis to drive business performance
Identifying risks and opportunities to enable delivery of the targets
Develop, rigorously challenge, and question the budget/forecast assumptions and KPIs
Provision of the Monthly Review Packs and participation in the Monthly Branch Review Meeting.
Identify and explain business performance variances and recommendations for improvements
Consignment reconciliation, analysis and challenge
Margin management through analysis and challenge
Develop and understand distribution cost reporting & KPI''s
Bench marking performance across locations
Monitor new business performance and profitability
Monthly accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
Attend monthly stock takes
Maintain strong financial controls across all areas
Ensure that all company policies and statutory requirements are adhered to
Liaise with internal and external auditors
Support the Financial Controller as required through analysis and project activityKey requirements;

Qualified Accountant, ideally CIMA
Management accounting in an FMCG manufacturing environment
Good communication skills and ability to build strong business relationships
Experience of influencing non-Finance colleagues
Demonstrable experience of process improvement and stakeholder management
Ability to use own initiative and to adapt to changes in the industry
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Flexible team player who can help change behaviour both by compelling nature of analysis and by working closely with colleagues to drive improvements
Demonstrates a sense of personal ownership, is results driven and has a ''can do'' attitude
Enthusiasm and tenacity to strive for continuous improvement
Ability to build relationships across all levels of the business cross functionally.
Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlinesThis is a fantastic opportunity for any Regional Finance Manager to join a company with autonomy to develop drive operational performance