Interim to Permanent - Finance Manager
Job description
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- Gateshead
- Finance Manager
Duties and responsibilities are standard for the Finance Mangaer role and will include
Financial Reporting & Analysis Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements,
Budgeting & Forecasting
Accounting Operations including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and general ledger management.
Cash management including working capital management and cash flow forecasting.
Salary will be in the range £44,000 to £46,500 plus benefits.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your financial reporting experience at the top of your CV as the role emphasises monthly, quarterly and annual statements
📊 Quantify your budgeting achievements: 'Managed £2.5M annual budget, delivering 5% cost savings'
🎯 Emphasise your accounts payable/receivable experience as this is core to the accounting operations requirement
💰 Include cash management examples with specific working capital improvements or cash flow accuracy metrics
🔧 List relevant accounting software proficiency (Sage, Xero, Excel) as these are essential for general ledger management
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- •Prepared monthly financial statements for 8 service divisions, reducing reporting timeline from 12 to 7 working days
- •Managed £3.2M annual budget with quarterly forecasting, achieving 4% cost reduction through working capital optimisation
- •Streamlined accounts payable process using Sage, processing 450+ invoices monthly with 99.2% accuracy
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Broster Buchanan's Finance Manager position in Gateshead aligns perfectly with my expertise in financial reporting and cash management for service-based organisations. My experience spans monthly financial statements, budgeting processes, and accounts payable/receivable operations.
My background in finance management has equipped me with the skills to handle the full spectrum of accounting operations, from general ledger management to working capital optimisation, which directly matches your requirements.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach monthly financial reporting and what key metrics do you focus on?
- ›Walk me through your process for cash flow forecasting
- ›What accounting software have you used for general ledger management?
- ›How do you manage the month-end close process?
- ›Describe your experience with budgeting and variance analysis
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you identified a significant financial discrepancy
- ›Describe a situation where you had to meet a tight reporting deadline
- ›Give an example of when you improved a financial process
- ›Tell me about a time you had to explain complex financial information to non-finance colleagues
- ›Describe a challenging budget you had to manage
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you identified a significant financial discrepancy
Describe a situation where you had to meet a tight reporting deadline