Finance Manager in Wednesbury

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Finance Manager – Engineering & Manufacturing

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Are you an experienced Finance Manager looking for a hands-on role with genuine responsibility? Do you have strong management accounting, financial reporting and Excel skills? Would you like to help improve and integrate financial processes within an international engineering business?

An established international engineering and manufacturing organisation is seeking a Finance Manager to join its team in Walsall.

The business designs and manufactures specialist engineered equipment and solutions for customers operating within the global energy sector.

Part of a larger international group, the organisation is currently centralising its finance activities and implementing improvements to its financial systems and reporting processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager or Management Accountant who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and working closely with senior management.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, you'll take responsibility for the day-to-day finance activities, monthly accounts and financial reporting.

You'll play an important role in ensuring financial information is accurate, complete and delivered on time, while helping bring consistency to processes across multiple UK and international locations.

The business is also implementing a new ERP system, providing an opportunity to support finance transformation, reporting improvements and process standardisation.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare and manage monthly management accounts, financial reports and day-to-day accounting activities.
Take responsibility for VAT returns, financial records and supporting statutory and audit requirements.
Investigate reporting discrepancies, resolve financial issues and ensure accurate information is provided to senior management.
Support the integration and standardisation of finance processes across UK and international operations.
Assist with ERP implementation, reporting improvements and the development of more efficient finance procedures.

Skills & Experience

Minimum 5 years' relevant finance experience, ideally as a Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Senior Accountant or similar.
Strong accounting knowledge, with an AAT qualification, equivalent training or demonstrable practical experience.
Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to analyse financial information and resolve reporting issues.
Experience within manufacturing, engineering, industrial equipment or a similar technical environment would be beneficial.
Excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to work independently within an evolving business environment.

Why Apply?

Join an established international engineering and manufacturing organisation.
Broad, hands-on finance role with significant autonomy and responsibility.
Work closely with the Finance Director and contribute to improvements across the finance function.
Opportunity to develop your responsibilities as the business integrates its financial systems and processes.

Location & Travel

The role is based full-time on-site in Walsall, West Midlands.

Regular travel to a second UK operation in Leeds will be required, initially approximately twice per month, reducing to around once per month as finance processes become established.

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This opportunity would suit an experienced Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Senior Management Accountant, Financial Accountant or Senior Accountant looking for greater ownership within an engineering and manufacturing environment. xiskglj

If you're confident managing financial reporting, enjoy improving processes and want to play an important role within an international engineering organisation, apply today for a confidential discussion.