Finance Manager

Telford

Permanent

37.5 hours per week

Salary - £50,000 - £60,000

Our successful and award-winning Telford client is looking for a Finance Manager to join their team. As Finance Manager you will sit in between the Head of Finance and an Assistant Accountant and a Accounts Assistant (who will directly report into this role).

• Produce monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, cashflow forecasts, variance analysis, and performance commentary for Directors.
• Lead all financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis to support business growth, profitability, and decision-making.
• Manage project financials, including job costing, budget monitoring, WIP reporting, cost-to-complete forecasts, margin analysis, and profitability reporting.
• Partner with Project Managers, QSs, Estimators, and Commercial teams to provide financial insight, identify risks, and maximise project returns.
• Oversee all day-to-day finance operations, including sales and purchase ledgers, payroll, bank reconciliations, VAT, CIS, invoicing, and year-end accounts.
• Actively manage cashflow, working capital, credit control, supplier payments, and cash collection to maintain strong liquidity and financial stability.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and reporting requirements, liaising with external accountants, auditors, and financial institutions as required.
• Develop, maintain, and improve financial controls, policies, systems, and reporting processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Identify and mitigate financial and project-related risks while monitoring performance against budgets and forecasts, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team, embedding financial awareness across the business and supporting a high-performance culture.

The successful Finance Manager will need experience of working in a similar role including line management. Experience of working in the construction industry and an understanding of CIS/WIP is essential.

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

Reference: BLB
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