Alexander Daniels are partnering with a growing organisation to recruit an experienced Finance Manager. This is a hands‑on leadership role within a dynamic environment, offering broad exposure across financial operations, reporting, and process improvement.
This opportunity would suit a proactive finance professional who enjoys managing a small team while remaining close to the detail, contributing to both day‑to‑day finance activities and wider business support.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and develop a small finance team, overseeing workload allocation, performance, and day‑to‑day finance operations while acting as the primary finance contact across the business
- Manage cash flow and financial operations, including cash monitoring, forecasting, working capital optimisation, payment approvals, credit control oversight, and due diligence on new customers and suppliers
- Oversee payroll processes and ensure all related submissions and obligations are completed accurately and on time
- Take ownership of monthly financial reporting, including reviewing journals, reconciliations, and outputs, investigating variances, and delivering clear financial insights and performance commentary
- Maintain strong financial controls, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to internal processes across all finance activitiesManage statutory and compliance requirements, including tax submissions, audit coordination, and liaising with external advisors
- Drive continuous improvement across finance systems, processes, and controls, enhancing efficiency, data quality, automation, and risk management
- Provide financial analysis, forecasting, and commercial insight to support business decision‑making and wider projects
About You
- Proven experience in a finance leadership or supervisory role
- Strong understanding of end‑to‑end finance processes, including reporting and controls
- Confident working with financial data, with strong attention to detail
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage non‑finance stakeholders
- Systems‑savvy, with good Excel skills and experience using finance software
- Professionally qualified, part‑qualified, or qualified by experience
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary with performance‑related bonus
- Private healthcare and wellbeing support
- Additional benefits package (including life cover and healthcare schemes)
- Opportunity to shape and improve finance processes
- A varied, hands‑on role within a supportive and collaborative environment
