Finance Manager

About 5Values

5Values is a fast growth Talent Solutions Consultancy working throughout the UK, Europe and North America solely in the IoT and Video Technology space. The company is part of a wider group encompassing 5V Tech,   5V Video and 5V Media.

Over the last two years, we’ve significantly increased our turnover, doubled our headcount and are firmly established within the IoT and Video sectors. Privately owned, we are an agile business; we move quickly and have built an excellent reputation with our client base. We pride ourselves on company values that are at the forefront of everything we do – we are Inclusive, Sustainable, Attentive, Authentic and Considerate – the five values that we live by and encapsulated in our rebrand. 

We work with Start Up/Scale Up companies through to world-renowned companies such as ARM, Sky, NBC and Qorvo. We are relied upon to get the job done with a real deep knowledge of our fields!

Purpose

We are looking for a forward-thinking, inquisitive finance manager who will challenge our data and revenues, make informed suggestions and highlight performance improvement opportunities (from the creation of opportunities, customer profitability segmentation, and opportunity/risk; to reporting and tracking data and interrogating data to make better-informed decisions.

Day to day duties:
•    Prepare Monthly Management accounts including financial accounts reconciliation
•    Posting various journals including, accruals, prepayments etc
•    Building budget deck for FY trading with the MD and key business leaders, and managing the monthly budget/ forecast updates
•    Closing month-end and year-end
•    Liaising with the MD, CEO and Team Managers regards weekly trading, forecasting and reporting accurately
•    Fixed asset management
•    Cash flow management & analysis
•    Preparing VAT returns
•    Overseeing other aspects of financial operations with the Business Support team (from AP/ AR, payroll, invoicing, collection, credit control etc) 
•    Intercompany reconciliation with Group companies, including international entities
•    Ongoing simplification of existing financial control processes and systems
•    Development of MI to stakeholders in the business, this could include the introduction of dashboards and analytics tools

Core Skills:
•    Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ ACA/ CIMA) or finalist (last few remaining exams with the aim to complete – we will support your studies and financially contribute towards your exams/ professional development)
•    Prior experience in the production of management accounts
•    Strong interpersonally - able to confidently business partner with non-finance colleagues
•    Analytically minded
•    Good team player
•    Recruitment or transferrable experience could be advantageous, but not essential, along with experience of working across various countries and differing legislations
•    Confidentiality, discretion, and a strong moral compass are critical skills plus pace & urgency!

The Culture

We understand that a career in talent solutions can – at times – be challenging. That’s why we’re striving to provide an environment where our team can thrive, continually improve, enjoy their work, and ultimately be the best they can be! 

We invest in training and development, work with our employees to provide tailored personal development plans and, provide access to an annual professional development fund of £1,000 per employee. We promote based on attitude and behavior first rather than just numbers (though of course, they are important!).

We pride ourselves on having the best tools for the job. Everyone is set up to succeed with the cutting-edge technology and services available you would expect from a tech lead company like ours! We have a real team spirit, and are of course a social bunch, with events occurring monthly and a variety of team-building initiatives each quarter, we care about our employees and understand that life isn’t just about work.

At 5Values, we are passionate about our environment and values. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we highly value diversity and inclusion and welcome all applicants to apply regardless of their race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Additionally, we heavily promote a healthy work-life balance with 8:30-17:00 working hours, 29 days holiday + Bank Holidays, an hour and a half for lunch with two additional breaks throughout the day. We operate on self-accountability and say a big NO to micro-managing - we are all adults after all!