Finance Manager

This role gives you the opportunity to work in a leading global medical device company, using the latest equipment and tools to research & develop innovative products helping restore sight to millions of people all over the world.

This role involves the preparation of financial statements, providing financial insights, and ensuring that the company’s financial practices adhere to regulatory standards and internal policies. The Finance Manager plays a critical part in supporting decision-making by delivering actionable financial analysis, managing cash flow, optimizing resource allocation, and controlling costs.

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepare and post journals for reporting monthly management accounts including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, provide detailed variance analysis against budget and prior year.
• Monitor manufacturing costs variances against standard costs.
• Weekly cash flow forecasting for review by Rayner HQ finance department.
• Review department reports and variances each month with budget holders to ensure understanding and ownership.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are performed each month or on a regular basis.
• Manage treasury function and payment management.
• Manage local payroll processes, in conjunction with HQ HR, and cloud platform.
• Managing an internal timetable to ensure deadlines are met.
• Under the supervision of the Rayner Group tax department, calculate and file local tax filings.
• Liaise with external auditors providing year end additional audit schedules as required and answering queries.
• Instrumental In local Implementation of migration to new finance system 2024/25 (Oracle NetSuite)
• Prepare year end schedules and accounts for year-end audit, liaising with external auditors, If needed
• Monitor research and development capital and operational expenditure against budget and ensure that it adheres to group policy.
• Allocation of payments and receipts and processing of cashbook transactions.
• Expense claim management to point of approval.
• Work with senior finance members, leadership team and budget holders to prepare the annual group budget for reporting against in the financial year.
• Review processes and propose improvements as necessary to ensure adequate controls are in place in all areas of monthly reporting.
• Accounts receivable and payable and ad hoc tasks as necessary.
• Handle import of data from manufacturing ERP into the financial system with reconciliation ensuring import complete and accurate.

What Experience Do You Need

• Accounting or finance qualification

• At least 5 years professional experience

• Fluent German & English

• A team player able to network across different geographies

• Able to handle confidential Information

• High degree of accuracy

• Advanced Excel skills