Group Finance Manager

Group Finance Manager / Blackburn (Hybrid) / Salary £70,000 plus a great benefits package. Accountable Recruitment are pleased to be working exclusively with our client who are a well established and growing organisation, now looking to recruit an experienced Group Finance Manager into their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on Finance manager to play a key role in managing the team and day-to-day, ensuring effective month end reporting, systems optimisation, and data integrity.

Key Responsibilities Provide day-to-day support and guidance to the finance team, act as a point of escalation for technical queries and issues. Support and mentor junior team members where appropriate. Support and coordinate the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are consistently met. Oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs (UK and overseas entities) Produce clear, accurate, and insightful financial information for senior stakeholders Deliver key outputs including monthly board and fee forecasts.

Lead the annual budgeting process, collaborating with departmental stakeholders. Track performance against budget and provide variance analysis Support UK and international banking activities. Assist with insurance renewal processes through financial data provision. Extract, analyse, and interpret financial data from Dynamics 365 Maintain strong data integrity and consistency across reporting Act as the key point of contact for finance systems and reporting queries Identify and implement system improvements and process efficiencies Provide ad hoc systems support across the wider business Key Skills Proven experience working with D365 / Dynamics 365 and Power BI Previous experience managing a finance team Strong understanding of month-end processes and management reporting Exposure to multi-entity or international environments would be desirable Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Detail-oriented with a proactive mindset.

Hands-on, solutions-driven approach Passion for IT/Technology - improving processes, systems, and ways of working To discuss this role in more detail please contact Lauren Harrison at Accountable Recruitment on