Lead Finance Manager; Finance Operations

Lead Finance Manager (Finance Operations)

Final date to receive applications: 31 March 2026

Department: Finance & Procurement

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom;
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5

Salary: circa £90k depending on experience

Location: Leeds city centre OR Birmingham city centre

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9‑day fortnight.

Reports to: Head of Finance & Procurement

Deadline

Note:

We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

Role

Summary:

The role reports to the Head of Finance. The Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing all transactions, processes and reporting that relate to the operational costs of the business. The role will lead a team (currently 7 FTE) which includes Management Accounts and Finance Business Partner sub teams.

The Finance Manager will liaise with a number of internal stakeholders (including Heads of Teams, Senior Leadership team) and external stakeholders (DESNZ, DfT and DfE). The role will be responsible for overseeing the month end process (including associated month end reporting with insightful commentary), Accounts Payable and Receivable, and budgeting/forecasting related exercises (including the funding arrangements).

The Finance Manager will be responsible for driving continuous improvement in the Finance Operations team in collaboration with Financial Controller and Finance Systems Manager.

The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below, covering both LCCC and ESC. However, this is an overview of the role and is not exhaustive. As the size and number of different schemes continues to grow, the dynamic nature of the role may lead to further enhancements. LCCC recognises the evolving nature of the responsibilities and reserves the right to assign other duties commensurate with the role as required.

• Responsible for managing a growing team, ensuring team is structured to allow uninterrupted delivery of tasks, continuous improvement and efficient growth.
• Foster a high performing team environment with effective monitoring of team performance.
• Responsible for linking Management Accounting and Business Partnering teams.
• Responsible for structuring and leading the team to provide the business and budget holders with timely, accurate financial information to enable them to make decisions and help them manage their resourcing appropriately.
• Responsible for team that guides business through funding cycles and processes across all Government and levies.
• Responsible for leading team that provide Financial Support and processes to all employees (e.g. payroll support to People team, Expenses, PORs, Credit cards).
• With oversight of Finance Operations team, accountability for accurate allocation of resources and costs to the appropriate funding sources across actuals, forecasts, and budgets.
• Process efficiencies – Oversee process efficiencies through system integration and/or configuration to replace manual processes. This should be done in collaboration with Financial Controller and Finance Systems Manager.
• Risks - Identify and monitor risks impacting the Finance Operations side of the team ensuring controls and mitigations in place.
• HMRC – Oversee HMRC statutory obligations ensuring that LCCC compliant with VAT, PAYE and any other tax obligations.
• Finance Reporting Letter - Responsible for creation and updating of Finance Reporting letter(s).
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