Finance Manager
Current• Achieved Successful Monthend close and reporting within deadlines. Reporting Monthly consolidated management accounts (Complete pack) with commentary and margins analysis (regional level, US, Australia, Japan, Europe, and UK). We use standard costing and Transfer pricing. We use Sage Intacct and work on all modules OE, AR, PO, AP, IC, Bank, GL, and reporting. •Variance analysis with a proactive approach to problem solving. Prepared statutory accounts for the company and provided all the schedules for the auditor. Reporting on intercompany trading.• Balance sheet reconciliations and analysis, ensuring that they are maintained to a high standard. • Monitoring customer collections and supplier payments. Maintaining credit limits for customers and keeping them below the insured credit limit.• Monthly inventory valuations and reconciliations with third party warehouses (Delamode, Skuvue), and monthly reconciliation of Ecommerce portal and Merchants (Big Commerce, Amazon, e-bay, Klarna, Stripe, Split-it, PayPal)• Ensure adequate backup for sales provisions (these are customer claims that range from discounts to faulty stock and rebates). Highlighting shortfalls and over accruals vs. budgeted/forecast. Managing Invoice Discounting (Factoring).• Ensure that processes are fully documented, suggest improvements, and implement plans/changes to drive effectiveness and reduce error. • Work closely with and supervising the accounting team of 3. Reviewing monthly payroll, staff expenses and benefits. • Assist with budget preparation regional (Japan, USA, UK, Australia) and Master budget, year-end audit, and regulatory reporting, Quarterly VAT returns. • Assisting with cash management and forecasts. Provide support with ad hoc projects. • Managing invoice factoring reporting and prepare weekly reports and daily upload to STB bank. • Monitoring customers credit insurance with Coface for trade and overviewing the risk register of the company.