Finance Manager

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Manager to join a busy, service‑led organisation. This role leads a centralised finance team delivering management accounts, strong financial controls and high‑quality reporting across multiple stakeholders. Ideal for someone who enjoys improving processes, developing people and ensuring the numbers are delivered right, first time.

The role:

Lead, manage and develop a team of management accountants
Oversee the production of timely and accurate monthly management accounts
Ensure robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
Support budgeting, forecasting and year‑end processes
Review payroll postings, client money calculations and internal submissions
Maintain strong communication with internal stakeholders, ensuring a “no‑surprises” approach
Identify and drive improvements across processes, reporting and systems
Work closely with senior finance colleagues to support wider business initiatives

About you:

Qualified or nearly‑qualified accountant
Strong management accounts background
Previous team management experience is essential
Confident leading a busy workload while maintaining high quality and accuracy
Strong communicator able to build positive working relationships across the business
Comfortable driving change, improving processes and developing team capability

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance leader who thrives in a fast‑paced service environment and wants to make a real impact through strong leadership and high‑quality financial delivery