Reference: 4843661Job ID: 5423948Posted: 2026-11-08Closing date: 2027-02-07Location: Saffron WaldenSalary: 45,000 - 55,000 (per annum)Job type: PermanentWorking pattern: Full timeIndustry: Business or Management Consultancy / Part Qualified AccountantCompany: HaysConsultant: Andy JarmanHays office: Norwich — Ground Floor, 1 Prince of Wales Road,Phone: 01603760141Email: andy.jarman@hays.comYour new companyHays Accountancy & Finance is partnering with a successful, owner-managed SME business based in Saffron Walden to recruit a commercially driven Part-Qualified Accountant at this crucial time in the recruitment of their new Finance Manager, where finance plays an important role in operational delivery, commercial planning and future growth.
Your new roleAs Finance Manager, you will take ownership of the organisation's day-to-day financial operations while leading a small finance team. Your core duties will involve budgeting, forecasting and taking ownership of monthly financial reporting, producing accurate management accounts and completing full balance sheet reconciliations to ensure strong financial control. Alongside this, you will analyse overall business performance, including sales, margins, cost of sales and trading trends, providing clear commercial insight to improve profitability, revenue and business performance. What you'll need to succeedYou will be a commercially minded, hands-on finance professional with experience working within an SME or similarly fast-moving environment. You may be an established Finance Manager or a confident Management Accountant ready to progress into a broader finance leadership role.
You will ideally be part-qualified or qualified by experience, with relevant ACCA, CIMA, ACA or AAT studies. Strong management accounting, balance sheet reconciliation, cash flow forecasting, budgeting and financial analysis skills will be essential.
The successful candidate will be proactive, analytical and comfortable working closely with non-finance managers. You will be able to explain financial information clearly, challenge yourself constructively and translate detailed data into practical commercial recommendations.
Experience analysing sales, revenue, margins, project costs, would be particularly valuable. Previous experience leading or developing a small finance team would also be highly advantageous.
What you'll get in returnThis is a varied and commercially influential Finance Manager position where you will have the opportunity to shape financial reporting, improve business insight and play an active role in the Senior Management Team. The role offers genuine breadth, combining financial control and management accounting within a supportive organisation that thrives on financial commercial insights. For full details of the benefits package of circa 45,000 - 55,000 (depending on experience), apply on-line and contact Andy Jarman on 01603 760141What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #4843661 - Andy Jarman
Finance Manager in Saffron Walden employer: Hays
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