At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial strategy and team, ensuring operational excellence and insightful decision-making.
- Company: Join a stable, forward-thinking business with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Enjoy autonomy and influence across operations and commercial teams.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping financial processes and leading a high-performing team.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with leadership experience in a fast-paced environment.
Reporting to: Finance Director
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 Plus Bonus and Benefits
The Role
As Senior Finance Manager, you will act as the right hand to the Finance Director, taking ownership of day-to-day financial leadership while shaping operational and commercial decision-making across the group. This is a role for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, leading people with confidence, and partnering with non-finance colleagues to drive performance. You’ll lead a well-established team, strengthen controls, elevate reporting quality, and ensure the business has the financial insight it needs to grow sustainably.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial & Operational Strategy — Partner with the Finance Director to shape and execute financial and operational plan.
- Standard Costing Implementation — Lead the rollout and embedding of a robust standard costing model.
- Team Leadership — Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team.
- Inventory Management — Oversee stock, WIP, and inventory accuracy across the group.
- Management Accounts Delivery — Produce accurate monthly accounts by segment, including group consolidations and KPI packs for Board, Bank, and external stakeholders.
- Month-End & Year-End Close — Lead close processes and manage bank audit requirements.
- Financial Controls — Enhance controls and ensure financial integrity across multiple entities.
- Financial Modelling — Build models and frameworks to support operational decision-making.
- HMRC Compliance — Ensure compliance across excise, VAT, duty, and payroll tax.
- Process Improvement — Drive efficiency, automation, and continuous improvement.
- Cost & Capex Analysis — Manage cost allocations, cost analysis, Capex reporting, and cashflow forecasting.
- Working Capital Insight — Provide weekly insight into cash flow, accrued revenue, and debtors.
- External Audit — Act as key finance lead for external auditors.
- Business Partnering — Work closely with Commercial and Operations teams to deliver insight, challenge, and commercial value.
Requirements About You
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a track record of leading teams and delivering high-quality financial outputs in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment. You’ll combine technical strength with commercial instinct — able to translate numbers into meaningful action for non-finance colleagues.
You’ll thrive here if you are:
- A hands-on leader who enjoys developing people.
- Commercially minded with a solutions-focused approach.
- Confident influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong in process, controls, and operational finance.
- Comfortable balancing detail with strategic thinking.
Benefits What This Role Offers
- Direct partnership with an experienced Finance Director.
- Influence across operations, commercial, and group leadership.
- A role with genuine breadth, autonomy, and impact.
- The opportunity to shape processes, systems, and team capability.
- A stable, growing, and forward-thinking business environment.
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 Plus Bonus and Benefits
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