Finance & HR Manager

Finance & HR Manager Required
- Manchester
- Full Time

Our client is a well-established manufacturing business, specialising in industrial packaging solutions for customers across a range of commercial and industrial sectors.

On behalf of our client, we are looking to recruit an experienced Finance & HR Manager. This is a varied, hands-on role responsible for overseeing the company's finance function while managing HR administration and supporting the senior leadership team with financial reporting, budgeting, and continuous business improvement.

• Manage the day-to-day finance function using Sage
• Oversee sales and purchase ledgers, bank reconciliations, VAT returns, and payment runs
• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports, and P&L analysis
• Monitor budgets, expenditure, cash flow, and credit control
• Liaise with external accountants and support annual audits
• Produce financial reports for senior management and head office
• Manage supplier relationships, contracts, and business renewals
• Identify and implement improvements to financial systems and business processes
• Oversee HR administration, including payroll summaries, timesheets, employee records, and reporting
• Manage an Administrative Assistant and ensure internal procedures are consistently followed
• Due to the nature of the business, responsibilities may evolve over time.

• Recognised financial qualification or a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role
• Previous management or supervisory experience
• Strong working knowledge of Sage accounting software
• Experience producing management accounts and financial reporting
• Excellent understanding of bookkeeping, VAT, reconciliations, and credit control
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Excellent organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Confident communicator, able to build relationships across the business and with head office
• Proactive, commercially minded, and able to work independently

• Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
• 38,000 - 43,000 per annum (DOE)
• KPI-based bonus following successful probation
• Company pension
• Permanent, full-time position
• Office-based role (no remote working during the first 12 months)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing manufacturing business in a key management position, offering a varied role with genuine responsibility and the opportunity to influence business performance.