Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Woking

55,000 DOE

At least 5 years' experience in a Finance Manager or similar role is expected.

An established and growing organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to take ownership of financial control, reporting accuracy, and cashflow performance. This role plays a critical part in supporting sustainable growth by delivering clear financial insight, maintaining strong governance, and ensuring financial processes remain efficient and scalable as the business develops. You will work closely with senior leadership and operational teams, providing reliable financial information, strengthening controls, and helping guide commercial decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage business costs to ensure expenditure remains within approved budgets
• Maintain financial discipline and protect operating margins
• Prepare and deliver accurate, timely management accounts and performance reports
• Provide clear financial insight to support informed decision-making
• Oversee invoicing accuracy, debt collection, and proactive cashflow management
• Ensure strong working capital performance and minimise financial risk
• Ensure invoicing procedures are efficient, accurate, and aligned with operational activity
• Support timely revenue recognition and reduce disputes
• Identify and implement improvements to financial systems, controls, and workflows
• Drive efficiency, data quality, and scalability across finance operations
• Maintain effective communication with leadership, internal teams, and external partners
• Ensure financial matters are clearly understood and resolved promptly
• Enforcing credit control procedures and payment terms
• Challenging non-compliant financial processes
• Implementing finance system and workflow improvements
• Escalating financial risks or budget concerns where appropriate
• Strategic or high-impact financial decisions will be reviewed with senior leadership.

Skills required:

• Experience in delivering of accurate, on-time financial reporting
• Experience producing effective cost control and budget adherence
• Strong credit control and invoicing experience
• CIMA or ACCA qualified preferred
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Sound commercial awareness and understanding of operational drivers
• A proactive, improvement-focused mindset
• Clear and confident communication with financial and non-financial audiences
• Ownership, accountability, and relationship-building capability

At least 5 years' experience in a Finance Manager or similar role is expected.