Finance Manager

Finance Manager – St Austell – Permanent

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + Benefits.

Location:

St Austell, Cornwall.

Hours:

Full time. Start: ASAP.

Our client is a successful and fast‑growing organisation looking for a Finance Manager to oversee daily financial processing activities, managing a team of 5‑6 people. The role requires strong accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management and compliance experience, thriving in a fast‑paced environment to safeguard cash, maintain controls and ensure accurate processing across the group.

• Oversee supplier onboarding, invoice processing, approvals and weekly payment runs
• Ensure AP ledger accuracy including reconciliations, aged payables and debit balance clearance
• Lead customer onboarding, credit checks, billing, disputes and collections activity
• Drive AR performance including DSO reduction, dunning cycles and credit management
• Manage daily cash positioning, multi-currency bank reconciliations and payment file preparation
• Maintain bank mandates, user access and segregation of duties
• Process FX transactions, reconciliations, month‑end revaluations and support hedge management
• Manage card receipts, chargebacks, direct debit runs and online payment gateways
• Oversee inter‑company recharges, settlements and documentation
• Provide cross‑cover to Payroll Manager when required
• Embed and maintain a strong financial control framework
• Ensure UK VAT compliance, correct coding and support returns and reconciliations
• Support internal and external audits with samples, narratives and remediation activities
• Deliver accurate month‑end close packs including AP accruals, GRNI, AR cut‑off and cash recs
• Own and maintain department policies, SOPs and GDPR‑compliant data management
• Lead the operation of finance systems (Sage, Paperless and others)
• Drive automation and reduce manual journal reliance
• Lead, coach and develop a high‑performing transactional finance team (5-6 people)
• Work cross‑functionally to ensure compliance, accuracy and problem prevention
• Develop and report on transactional finance KPIs to drive performance

• Proven experience within financial processing and transactional finance
• Experience managing and developing a transactional finance team (ideally 5‑6 staff)
• Strong knowledge across AP, AR/credit control, cash management and payments
• Experience with FX processing, reconciliations and financial controls
• Solid understanding of VAT, tax compliance and UK regulatory frameworks
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• High levels of professionalism, integrity and discretion
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• £40,000 - £45,000 salary
• Company pension
• Free parking, on‑site parking
• Opportunity to lead and shape a key finance function
• High degree of autonomy and influence over process improvement
• Varied workload across AP, AR, cash, FX and controls
• Supportive environment focused on continuous improvement
• Scope for long‑term progression within finance leadership