Finance Manager

A growing and purpose led organisation based in Sheffield is seeking an ambitious Finance Manager to join its senior finance leadership team.

Reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller, this is a broad and hands on role with responsibility for leading the day-to-day finance function, ensuring strong financial control, delivering accurate and insightful reporting, and driving continuous improvement across finance operations.

In addition to core financial control responsibilities, the role offers a strong commercial dimension, partnering with stakeholders across the business to support performance analysis, improve operational efficiency, and provide meaningful insight into business profitability and strategic decision-making.

This opportunity would suit a qualified finance professional who enjoys operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and is looking to combine operational finance leadership with commercially focused business partnering.

Key responsibilities include:

• Full ownership of the finance function on a day-to-day basis
• Monitor financial performance against budget
• Provide detailed variance analysis across performance, costs, and profitability
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Management of month-end and year-end processes
• Cash flow management
• Management and development of transactional finance processes including AP, AR, payroll, and bank reconciliations
• Driving finance process improvements and systems efficiencies
• Providing financial insight and support to operational stakeholders
• Supporting the company Director on strategic finance projects

About You:

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong technical finance capability alongside a proactive and commercially minded approach.

Requirements include:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified or qualified by experience
• Previous experience in a Finance Manager or senior management accounts role
• Confident communicator with the ability to work across operational teams
• Strong Excel and finance systems capability
• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of the finance function
• Experience with in SME environments would be advantageous

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a growing and values-driven organisation
• Broad role with genuine ownership and visibility
• Collaborative senior leadership team
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.