Finance Manager

Your new company
A highly successful and expanding organisation within a dynamic and innovative sector is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join its finance leadership team. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to play a key role in financial reporting, business performance, process improvement and strategic decision-making within a fast-paced and growing environment.

Your new role
As Finance Manager, you will take ownership of the monthly financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting while supporting the wider finance function. You will lead the preparation of management accounts, provide meaningful analysis and commentary on business performance, and deliver financial insights to support operational and strategic decisions. You will be responsible for maintaining robust financial controls, monitoring costs and profitability, managing balance sheet reconciliations, supporting budgeting and forecasting activities, and identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and efficiencies across the business.

The role will also involve working closely with senior stakeholders throughout the organisation, overseeing key accounting activities, supporting external audits, contributing to group reporting requirements, and providing leadership, coaching and development to members of the finance team. In addition, you will assist with systems and process improvement initiatives, including ERP implementation projects where required.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally be a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong experience in financial management, reporting and business partnering. You will demonstrate:
Proven experience preparing monthly management accounts and financial reporting packs. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial results and communicate key business insights. Experience operating strong financial controls and improving finance processes. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across multiple departments. Experience supporting audits, compliance and regulatory requirements. Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring, coaching and developing finance team members.

A proactive approach to identifying efficiencies, managing costs and driving business performance.

Experience with in a manufacturing, engineering or fast-paced operational environment would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will join a growing business that is continuing to invest in its people, systems and future growth. You will benefit from a varied and commercially focused role with significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence financial performance across the organisation. This position offers excellent career development opportunities, exposure to strategic projects, and the chance to contribute to the success of a forward-thinking and innovative business.

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