Finance Manager

Finance Manager | Full Time Role | Peterhead, UK

We’re looking for a driven, hands-on Finance Manager to lead the day-to-day finance function across our growing UK and US companies.

This is a broad role with responsibility for financial controls, month-end and management reporting, cash and working capital, tax and statutory requirements, and the management of our finance team. Working closely with our CFO, you’ll make sure the fundamentals of the finance function run smoothly, while continuing to strengthen and improve our reporting and systems.

We’d especially love to hear from someone who is commercially minded and confident taking ownership of a busy finance function. This role involves getting into the detail, leading a team and improving processes, while being able to step back and provide clear financial insight to the CFO and wider business.

• Lead and develop the finance team, ensuring clear responsibilities, priorities and deadlines.
• Maintain strong financial controls and accounting processes across the UK and US businesses.
• Own the group month-end close, including management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Deliver accurate management reporting, investigating key variances and providing clear financial commentary to leadership.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and analysis to help inform business decisions.
• Coordinate UK and US tax, statutory and regulatory requirements, and manage the annual audit and external adviser relationships.
• Manage day-to-day cash flow and treasury activity, including banking, payments, foreign currency and short-term cash forecasting.
• Monitor receivables, payables and working capital performance across the group.
• Ensure financial data is accurate and reliable, developing reports, dashboards and KPIs and working with the Business Systems team to improve Net Suite reporting and finance processes.
• Prepare board memos, financial updates and supporting papers for board and leadership meetings.
• Provide support across wider areas including Governance, Compliance, IT and HR.

• A qualified or experienced accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent is desirable.
• Strong knowledge and experience in key financial areas, including management reporting, cash flow, tax and statutory requirements.
• Experience managing or supervising a finance team, with the confidence to set priorities and keep things on track.
• Experience in a multi-company or international business would be an advantage, particularly involving UK and US entities, Net Suite or a similar ERP, and an inventory-based environment.
• Highly analytical and commercially aware, strong financial judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Organised, accountable and comfortable taking ownership of deadlines, controls and issues.
• A confident communicator who can work effectively with senior leaders and colleagues across the business.
• Improvement-minded and comfortable using systems, data, reporting and automation tools to strengthen finance processes.