Finance Manager in Letchworth Garden City

Job Description

Finance Manager

£75,000 - £80,000 + Benefits

Are you a Qualified, value-add Accountant with strong budgeting,

forecasting and 3-5 year planning experience who enjoys building

better reporting, challenging assumptions and working

strategically?

Aila Recruitment is delighted to be exclusively partnered with a

leading manufacturing company in Hertfordshire as they look to

appoint a talented Finance Manager on a permanent basis,

reporting into the Head of FP&A.

About the Company:

* A long-established manufacturer with a great working culture

and supportive environment.

* £130m revenue, strong EBITDA and a focus on sustainability and

impact

* A standout, financially secure business spanning multiple

divisions, with investment in its systems, reporting and finance.

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of FP&A, you will lead the core planning,

reporting and performance management processes across the Group,

providing strong control over budgeting, forecasting, management

reporting and 5-year planning.

You will help shape the future reporting journey by developing

improved frameworks, driving Power BI adoption and the FP&A side

of an EPM system integration. It is an ideal opportunity for

someone who is analytical, commercially curious and confident

enough to constructively challenge Finance Business Partners and

senior stakeholders to raise the quality of planning and insight

across the group, and driving the implementation of a new EPM

across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead the budgeting and forecasting consolidation process across

both businesses, ensuring submissions are complete, accurate,

consistent and delivered to agreed timelines

* Perform initial reviews of budget and forecast outputs,

identifying key movements and areas requiring further challenge

ahead of Head of FP&A review

* Constructively challenge Finance Business Partners on

assumptions, phasing, variances and performance narratives to

improve planning and reporting quality

* Develop a clear management reporting framework that can be

translated into Power BI dashboards and adopted consistently

across the group

* Partner with IT, data and finance stakeholders to improve data

quality and support the transition from manual to automated,

insight-led reporting

* Lead the EPM (Vena) integration from an FP&A perspective,

ensuring budgeting, forecasting, reporting and 5YP requirements

are properly scoped, tested and embedded

* Own and control the FP&A calendar, coordinating key planning

milestones, review meetings and submission deadline

* Lead the 5-Year Plan process, consolidating outputs across both

businesses and providing clear insight, risks and recommendations

to the Head of FP&A

The Ideal Candidate:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong FP&A experience, including budgeting, forecasting and

long-range planning

* Experience developing frameworks, dashboards or KPI packs, with

exposure to Power BI

* Experience with EPM, planning system or reporting

transformation projects essential, ideally with Vena

* Strong analytical skills, able to turn complex financial

information into clear, actionable insight.

* A confident stakeholder manager who can challenge assumptions

constructively

What they Offer:

• Salary of £75,000 - £80,000
• Share incentive plan
• Enhanced pension
• Life Assurance & PMI
• Flexible hybrid working, 2 to 3 days in the office

How to Apply:

We want to hear from you if you are excited about this

opportunity and believe you have what it takes to excel in this

role. Apply now for further information.

About Aila Recruitment:

Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business dedicated to

providing the best jobs to the best people. We operate as an

extended arm of our client's business and a career coach for our

candidates' ongoing development.