Finance Manager

Finance Manager - exclusive to Reed Finance

Permanent

IRO £60k p/a

Chippenham - Hybrid

With career progression to Financial Controller

High-Growth Broad, Hands-On, Impactful Role

Are you a proactive, detail-driven Finance Manager who loves variety, ownership, & being truly embedded in the business?

Join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company where you'll help shape the finance function as my client scales & become a trusted partner to the CFO & broader leadership team.

What you'll be doing:

You'll take ownership across Transactional & Financial Accounting, Reporting, Compliance, & Business Partnering:

Financial Accounting, Compliance & Reporting

• Managing day-to-day transactional & operational finance
• Owning month-end close
• Delivering financial reporting & lead the year-end process.
• VAT reporting & filing
• Supporting the CFO with MI development & improving internal control frameworks.
• Work closely with external advisors on tax planning & compliance.
• Building strong relationships with internal teams & external partners.

Business Analysis & Commercial Support

• Preparing regular cashflow forecasts & recommendations.
• Producing (P&L, sales pipeline trackers, etc.) to support data-led decisions.
• Identifying risks & opportunities against plan through analytical review.
• Partnering the CFO to develop first-class FP&A tools & KPI reporting.
• Supporting the CFO & CEO on strategic planning.
• Providing business partnering to budget holders, strengthening financial discipline across the business.

Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Getting stuck into a variety of value-adding projects that support scale-up & change.
• Bringing fresh ideas, championing improvements, & helping shape a modern finance function.

You'll thrive here if you are:

• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with the CFO & wider team.
• Confident operating with autonomy & initiative in a fast-moving environment.
• Curious, analytical & innovative - & happy to challenge constructively.
• Detail-focused, accountable, & able to juggle competing priorities under pressure.
• An excellent communicator who builds trust across the business.

Experience & Skills

• Demonstrable experience in a relevant Finance role, ideally within a high-growth setting.
• Enjoy/ or would like working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial scale-up environment.
• Strong presentation skills (verbal & written).
• Confident using & managing accounting software & BI tools.
• Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Education & Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) preferred, though QBE professionals with extensive, relevant experience are encouraged to apply.

Why You'll Love It Working With Our Client

• You will be joining a growing business that is scaling at a fast pace
• You will be working closely with a driven senior leadership team
• You will part of shaping the future of the finance function

Got the skills & excited to get stuck in? Then I would love to hear from you.