At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the finance function, manage accounts, and support business decisions.
- Company: Established manufacturing business with a strong growth trajectory.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, early finishes on Fridays, 25 days holiday, and private healthcare.
- Other info: Dynamic role with direct exposure to senior stakeholders and excellent career development.
- Why this job: Own the finance picture and shape processes in a thriving environment.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant or equivalent experience with strong finance management skills.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 ยฃ per year.
ALF Recruit have been retained exclusively to recruit a Finance Manager for a well-established and highly profitable manufacturing business turning over ยฃ20m and still growing.
Part of a wider group, the business is looking for someone to take full ownership of the finance function on site a genuine number 1 in finance locally, with the visibility and support that comes from reporting into a parent company.
This is a hands-on role.
You will be as comfortable working through the purchase ledger as you are presenting management accounts to directors.
If you want a role where you own the whole picture rather than a slice of it, this is it.
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- ยฃ50,000 โ ยฃ60,000 depending on experience
- Early finish on a Friday (3pm) enjoy a longer weekend
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private healthcare
- Christmas closure
- Rewards scheme
- On site parking
- Modern newly refurbished offices, with real autonomy and direct exposure to group-level reporting and senior stakeholders
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- Managing the transactional finance function โ purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations
- Preparing monthly management accounts and reporting packs for directors and the parent company, in line with group timetables and formats
- Owning month-end close, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
- Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle
- Monitoring cash flow and working capital, and reporting risks upwards
- Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, VAT regulations and statutory requirements
- Acting as the main point of liaison with external auditors and supporting the year-end audit
- Reviewing and improving finance processes and controls
- Managing and developing 1 direct report within the transactional team
- Working closely with operational stakeholders across the site to support business decision-making
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- Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) or qualified by experience โ our client is genuinely open on route
- Proven experience running a transactional finance function in a similar sized business, ideally manufacturing but not essential
- Strong track record of producing management accounts and reporting into a group structure
- Confident owning month-end close end to end
- Working knowledge of SAGE 50 (or a similar package, with the willingness to pick it up quickly)
- Comfortable dealing directly with external auditors
- Solid people management experience, including developing a direct report
- Excellent communicator, credible with senior stakeholders and operational teams alike
- Hands-on and proactive, with a real appetite for improving processes and controls
A key leadership position in a profitable, growing business where you can shape how finance operates rather than inherit someone elseโs system.
For a private and confidential conversation about this role, please contact Joanne Sizer at ALF Recruit
Finance Manager in Milnrow employer: ALF Recruit
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