Finance Manager FTC

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are recruiting a Finance Manager on a fixed term basis for a well established organisation operating across ROI and NI. The role offers an excellent benefits package, including 25 days' annual leave plus 11 bank holidays, an annual bonus of up to 10%, private healthcare, a wellbeing fund and access to an award winning wellbeing programme, alongside strong learning, development and social opportunities.

This is an opportunity to join a commercially focused finance team during a period of continued investment and change, working closely with senior stakeholders in a supportive, people focused culture.

Your new role

Your responsibilities will include managing a sizeable operating and capital expenditure budget, leading the preparation of monthly management accounts, and presenting clear financial insights to non-finance stakeholders. You will also have responsibility for audit coordination, statutory and regulatory submissions, and continuous improvement of financial models and processes.

This role includes line management responsibility for a small finance team and offers exposure to major business projects, long-term forecasting and cross-functional collaboration.
Key duties include:

• Leading and developing a team of qualified and part-qualified finance professionals
• Ownership of monthly management accounts and board-level reporting
• Budgeting, forecasting and five year business planning
• Oversight of operating costs and capital expenditure reporting
• Financial governance, risk management and internal control compliance
• Coordination of internal and external audits
• Review of third-party financial and regulatory submissions
• Driving process improvements using modern ERP and planning systems

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• At least 2 years' experience managing and developing staff
• Proven experience managing multiple stakeholders, budgets and projects
• Strong Excel and MS Office capability
• Experience in asset-intensive, manufacturing, utilities or energy-related environments is advantageous, as is exposure to ERP and financial planning systems.