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.

• 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.

• 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