Finance Manager, Enterprise

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We are a FTSE 100 company at the forefront of innovation and global leadership in the Education Technology sector. As part of our continued growth, we recently consolidated various assets around our organisation to focus on expanding our Enterprise proposition in our renamed Enterprise Learning & Skills Business Unit, delivering high‑impact solutions to large‑scale clients. This new team is central to our long‑term strategic ambitions, and we’re looking for a dynamic Finance Manager to help shape its success.

This is a rare opportunity to be a central part of a Commercial Finance function for a newly created sub‑business unit. Reporting to the Finance Director for the business unit, you will play a pivotal role in driving performance and developing the transformation of finance processes. The role combines expert knowledge and commercial insight, offering the chance to influence a high‑growth, high‑visibility part of the organisation.

It is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, commercially focused setting and can combine strong analytical skills with business‑partnering expertise.

• Own the preparation and delivery of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long‑term plans.
• Provide high‑quality financial insight, variance analysis, and performance commentary.
• Support the FD with the development and delivery of the Enterprise BU’s strategic and operational financial planning.
• Work closely with operational leaders to challenge assumptions, improve financial outcomes, and support commercial initiatives.
• Present financial results and recommendations to senior management clearly and confidently.
• Provide financial guidance on new business cases, investments, pricing, and cost optimisation.
• Produce accurate, timely monthly management accounts and KPI dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, group accounting policies, and governance requirements.
• Liaise with central finance, FP&A, and shared service teams to ensure alignment and consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting, forecasting, and financial processes.
• Contribute to system enhancements, automation initiatives, and data integrity improvements.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, and streamline workflows.
• Support collaboration across cross‑functional teams within a large FTSE
  100 structure.
• Build strong relationships based on credibility, reliability, and commercial acumen.
• Ensure financial control, compliance, and alignment with group standards and regulatory frameworks.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; an MBA, CPA, or CFA is highly preferred.
• Strong FP&A and business‑partnering experience, ideally within a large corporate or matrix organisation.
• Excellent analytical capabilities with proven ability to turn data into insight.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• High proficiency in Excel and financial modelling.
• Experience with ERP and reporting tools (Hyperion Essbase, Oracle, Salesforce, Tableau, etc.) – a huge plus.
• Proven track record of improving processes and delivering high‑quality outputs under tight deadlines.
• Structured, disciplined approach to work, with attention to detail.
• Experience supporting operational, commercial, or transformation teams.
• Exposure to project finance, investment appraisal, or strategic planning.

• Ability to influence others by identifying agendas, concerns, and motivations of stakeholders, and persuading when positioning ideas.
• Communication – convey financial information and concepts clearly to both finance and non‑finance audiences.
• Accountability and ownership – prioritise, organise, and allocate resources to generate positive results, even in fast‑moving situations.
• Collaboration and partnering – build relationships between own area and other teams to achieve business goals.
• Change management capability – understand and influence the change management process to support organisational objectives.
• Prioritisation – juggle many priorities and…