Senior Group Finance Manager

Senior Group Finance Manager

Praetura Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Praetura Group was founded to provide growing and ambitious companies the funding they need to succeed. By bringing a diverse range of financial services together, we can support businesses as they scale, and their funding requirements change.

At Praetura, we know it takes more than just capital to build a great business. It takes funding on the right terms, with the support of people who have been there before. And that’s what we try to provide
- more than money
.

You’ll be joining a high performing team which manages the financial reporting, controls and strategy for Praetura Lending. The team works closely with our technical team, as well as leaders and stakeholders across our five Praetura lending businesses, to support and provide information for commercial insights.

It’s an exciting time for Praetura Lending as we are going through a period of huge growth. Reporting to our Group Finance Director, you’ll be responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory reporting requirements, providing technical expertise to support the wider finance function and leading the month end consolidation process, ensuring timely delivery of group financial results.

Being a deadline driven role, the work is fast paced, varied, and challenging, providing plenty of opportunity to develop knowledge and skills, creatively solve problems and support the business in achieving its goals.

We’re looking for individuals who will live and breathe our values every day;

We do the right thing, we are courageous, we are authentic, we are humble, and we care.

This is a hybrid role, based in the office a minimum of 3 days per week (Blackburn office).

• Group Consolidation: Lead the month-end consolidation process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery of group financial results. Support the production of month-end financial reporting to Board and senior management, including group level commentary to the financial results.
• Audit Management: Manage day-to-day audit activities, acting as a primary liaison with external auditors and internal stakeholders, ensuring adherence to agreed audit timetable.
• Technical Accounting: Prepare technical accounting papers to support complex transactions and accounting judgements, ensuring compliance with applicable standards.
• Statutory Accounts: Oversee the in-house production of statutory accounts, coordinating with divisional finance teams to ensure consistency, accuracy and quality.
• Accounting Policy: Ownership of the group’s accounting policy, ensuring maintenance of an up-to-date accounting policy manual.
• Tax Compliance: Review corporation tax returns and collate supporting information to facilitate timely and accurate submissions. Act as a primary liaison with the group’s external tax advisors.
• Transfer Pricing: Maintain transfer pricing documentation in line with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Company Secretarial Duties: Day‑to‑day management of company secretarial responsibilities, including statutory filings and governance obligations.
• Project Work: Contribute to ad hoc projects, providing financial expertise and ensuring alignment with the group’s objectives.

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA qualification)
• Strong current technical knowledge of FRS
  102 and tax regulations
• Hands‑on experience regarding complex group consolidations, financial reporting, statutory audits and tax compliance (ideally financial services, however not essential)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to present financial information clearly to non‑financial stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in financial software and systems, including Excel and accounting packages (ideally Oracle Net Suite, but not essential)
• High level of attention to detail and practical problem‑solving competence
• Strong organisational skills with…