Finance Manager

The Finance Manager is responsible for the effective management of the Group's finance function, ensuring strong financial control, and timely financial insight to support business performance. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a hands‑on role combining operational finance delivery with management accounting, cashflow oversight, and continuous improvement of financial systems, processes, and controls across the Group. The Finance Manager will act as a trusted financial partner to senior leaders, providing insight and challenge to support informed decision‑making while maintaining high standards of accuracy, compliance, and governance.

• Ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded across sales, purchase, general ledgers, payroll, and cash book.
• Own and manage the month‑end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and outputs are accurate and reliable.
• Maintain strong financial controls in line with company policies and procedures.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and investigate variances.
• Manage accruals, prepayments, journals, and intercompany transactions.

• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts for the Managing Director.
• Deliver clear variance analysis and financial commentary, highlighting risks, trends, and opportunities.
• Provide cost and margin analysis on overheads, major supplier spend, and operational activity.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and medium‑term financial planning.
• Act as a finance partner to senior leaders and operational managers, supporting informed business decisions.

• Maintain daily cashflow forecasts with clear visibility of actual and projected positions.
• Reconcile bank accounts and investigate discrepancies.
• Monitor debtor balances and support the timely collection of customer monies.
• Ensure supplier payments are processed accurately and in line with agreed terms.

• Oversee billing processes to ensure all sales invoices are raised accurately and on time.
• Manage the purchase ledger, ensuring invoices are matched to purchase orders, approved, and processed correctly.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve queries promptly.
• Produce monthly accounts payable reports for authorisation.

• Oversee payroll administration using Employment Hero and Xero.
• Ensure starters, leavers, contractual changes, pensions, SSP, SMP, and statutory reporting are processed correctly.
• Liaise closely with HR to ensure payroll data accuracy and timely processing.
• Ensure payroll compliance and timely submissions.

• Maintain the fixed asset register and reconcile it to the balance sheet.
• Manage depreciation, asset additions, disposals, and traceability.
• Ensure appropriate capitalisation and asset control processes are in place.

• Maintain and continuously improve finance systems, processes, and controls.
• Support data accuracy across MIS, HR, and operational systems.
• Review and approve staff expense claims and produce payment reports.
• Maintain supplier records and purchase order controls.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting efficiency and quality.

• Take reasonable care for your own health, safety, and welfare, and that of others.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and statutory obligations.
• Report any shortcomings in health, safety, or financial controls.

• Highly professional with strong integrity and confidentiality.
• Resilient, organised, and able to manage competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to high standards.
• Confident communicator, able to explain financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable working autonomously.
• Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Proven experience in a finance or accounting role within a busy environment.
• Strong experience of month‑end close, management accounting, and financial control.
• Minimum 3 years'…