Finance Manager

Location: Kingston upon Hull

Job Title:

Finance Manager

Location:

Hull, office based
Salary:
Up to £45,000 DOE

Consortium Professional Recruitment are recruiting for a hands-on Finance Manager to join a growing SME group entering its next stage of development. This is a key hire, with the successful person taking ownership of day-to-day finance across two businesses operating with different commercial models.

The focus is clear: stronger financial control, better visibility and more confident decision-making. You will work close to the detail while providing the insight needed to identify risks early and support sustainable growth.

The Opportunity:

As a Finance Manager you’ll play a key role in:
 
Owning weekly cash position reporting and maintaining forward-looking cash forecasts.
Improving the speed, accuracy and quality of month-end reporting and management accounts.
Strengthening credit control, securing payment dates and reducing overdue balances while maintaining positive customer relationships.
Improving purchase ledger controls, invoice approvals, reconciliations and visibility of committed costs.
Supporting finance activity across two businesses, adapting processes to suit different operating models and working closely with external accountants.  Your work will directly contribute to stronger financial control, earlier identification of risk and clearer commercial decision-making across the group.

About You:

We are looking for a proactive and hands-on finance professional who enjoys working in an SME environment and taking ownership of a broad finance remit.
You will bring:
 
Experience managing end-to-end finance processes in a hands-on role ideally in an SME environment
Confidence working hands-on across cash forecasting, management reporting, credit control and transactional finance.
A clear and constructive communication style, with the confidence to challenge, follow up and influence when needed.
Strong organisation and the ability to remain calm and focused when priorities compete.
Commercial awareness and a practical approach to improving financial processes and controls.  If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV attached.

This opportunity is being managed on a retained basis by Consortium Professional Recruitment. All applications and expressions of interest will be reviewed exclusively by us.

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, it may not always be possible to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of your application, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion