At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage day-to-day finances, ensuring accurate reporting and strong financial control.
- Company: Broster Buchanan, a dynamic company in Chatteris with a focus on growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by supporting operational decisions with financial insights.
- Qualifications: Experience in finance management and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Broster Buchanan are recruiting for a Finance Manager in Chatteris, on a Temporary and a Permanent basis
Job Purpose
To own the day-to-day financial management of the site, ensuring accurate reporting, strong financial control, and meaningful insight to support operational decision-making.
The role balances hands‑on financial management with business partnering across manufacturing and support functions.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Own monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow)
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all financial reporting
- Maintain and improve financial controls and processes
- Manage month-end close process
- Oversee payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely integration into financial reporting
- Ensure VAT returns are accurate and submitted on time
- Maintain audit‑ready financial records and supporting documentation
- Statutory accounts
- Year‑end processes
- Technical accounting matters
- Ensure adherence to internal policies and financial controls
- Monitor and manage cashflow
- Oversee receivables and payables
- Identify risks and opportunities relating to working capital
- Labour costs (especially hourly workforce)
- Material usage and variances
- Waste and efficiency
- Support operational teams with cost visibility and decision‑making
- Work closely with CI Teams on improvement initiatives
- Translate financial data into actionable recommendations
- Lead annual budgeting process
- Maintain rolling forecasts
- Track performance vs budget and provide variance analysis
- Key Skills
- Proven experience in a Finance Manager or senior accounting role
- Strong management and cost accounting skills
- Solid understanding of financial controls and compliance
- Ability to communicate financial information to non‑finance stakeholders
- Hands‑on and willing to operate at both detailed and summary levels
- Comfortable with end to end finance processes within an SME environment highly desirable
- Experience of working in manufacturing and understanding of BOM's (preferred)
- Advanced knowledge of MS excel (preferred)
- Knowledge of Syspro or other manufacturing ERP systems highly desirable
- Excellent interpersonal skills - able to build rapport with a diverse group of employees and stakeholders
- Proven experience in developing and implementing financial policies and procedures to ensure financial stability and growth
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with a strong attention to detail
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Finance Manager in Chatteris employer: Broster Buchanan
Broster Buchanan is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the picturesque setting of Dorset. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of IT within the company while enjoying a collaborative culture that values innovation and strategic thinking. The role not only provides competitive benefits but also allows you to make a meaningful impact through your leadership in ERP/CRM implementation.
