Finance Manager

Job Description:

Are you looking for a role where you can genuinely influence decisions, improve how a business runs, and be the person leadership turn to for clarity and direction?

This growing professional services business is hiring a Finance Manager to take ownership of the internal finance function. You will have real visibility with senior stakeholders, autonomy to improve processes, and the opportunity to shape reporting so it drives action, not just ticks a box.

Early impact: in your first three months you will take full ownership of the reporting cycle, improve cash flow visibility, and sharpen KPI reporting so leaders can make faster, better decisions.

If you enjoy ownership, problem solving, and building finance into a true commercial partner, this is a role where your work will be seen and valued.

• High impact role with direct influence on business performance

• End to end ownership of internal finance, with scope to improve systems and processes

• Variety, management accounts, forecasting, cash flow, payroll oversight, projects

• Hybrid working, 3 days in the office, 2 from home

• £50,000 to £55,000 plus benefits

• Producing monthly management accounts, KPIs, reporting packs, and forecasts

• Monitoring budgets, cash flow, and financial performance, highlighting risks and opportunities early

• Preparing year end statutory accounts packs and supporting schedules

• Overseeing monthly payroll ensuring compliance across PAYE, pensions, and statutory requirements

• Managing reconciliations, VAT submissions, and core accounting records.

• Supporting annual budgeting and contributing to longer term planning and scenario work

• Building dashboards and improving reporting tools to strengthen insight

• Partnering with department heads on financial decision making and performance improvements

• Leading finance input on internal projects and key initiatives

• ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualified, this is essential

• Experience in a similar internal finance, management accounting, or commercial reporting role

• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data

• Accounting software experience in Xero Sage one or other cloud based software is an advantage, payroll systems exposure is important, IRIS, Sage Line 50, Paycircle, and HSBCnet are advantageous

• Proactive, organised, comfortable working independently, and communicating clearly

Company pension, private medical insurance, life insurance, free parking, on site parking.

Not actively looking but open to a chat? Get in touch for a confidential overview.