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Bluebird Care Epsom & Kingston has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time, Finance Director to join our growing team!

You will be working at our Epsom Office and also visit our five care offices across the West Sussex and Surrey Region, along with salary £60,000 to £70,000 per annum dependent upon experience.

You will support the Managing Director to ensure effective strategic and operational financial planning, monitoring and reporting to enhance the decision-making process of the franchises and to ensure the company complies with all statutory and external requirements and regulations. 

Working for Bluebird Care (Epsom & Kingston) as a Full-Time, Finance Director, you will receive many benefits, including:

Loyalty awards for length of service
Refer a friend bonus, via a smart app up to £250
Nest pension scheme
Paid annual leave 28 days holiday (including BHs)

As a Full-Time - Finance Director, you will be required to:

• ​To contribute to the strategic planning of the company, particularly where this relates to long-term financial planning. To create a 5-year financial plan working with other members of the Senior Management Team (and periodically update thereafter). To create monthly budgets for the following year and monthly cashflow forecasts.
• To lead all financial reporting, including monthly management accounts, Board reports, ad-hoc analysis and reports for the Managing Director, Companies House Filings and statements, Office of National Statistics reporting, reporting to the franchise company.
• To lead and be actively involved in the execution of core financial processes, including invoicing, payroll, debt collection and cash management. To mentor and supervise the Finance Manager and to ensure an even workload. 
• To work with external accountants on the Tax computation and filing with HMRC.
• To develop and implement systems and policies for financial control, including effective use of core systems that impact financial processes, appropriate sign-off of invoices and disbursements, monitoring mileage and expense costs and implementation of a fixed asset register. Accounts are run in Sage 50, currently being migrated to Sage 200. To ensure compliance with appropriate financial legal requirements.
• To develop and implement an approach to internal audit of the offices with a view to ensure the financial efficacy of systems and processes.
• To work with our insurance brokers to ensure appropriate ongoing cover for the business that is cost effective.
• To manage our banking and legal relationships.
• To complete an annual analysis of customer charges and employee pay and to advise on changes required to maintain margins and drive growth.
• To work flexibly and undertake other duties as required by the Managing Director and to maintain confidentiality at all times

This list is not exhaustive and from time to time you may be required to undertake additional duties.

If you would like to join our Senior Management Team and have strong organisational and communication skills and be confident working independently and as part of our growing team and have the following requirements apply today!

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Financial Management 

Experience using Sage 50 and Sage 200