Senior Finance Manager in Derby

Competitive salary plus £4,000 car allowance, private healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.

Permanent, Full time Chesterfield, Future Walk, S49 1PF, you will be expected to attend the office 3 days per week.

Explore finance at Royal Mail, where tradition meets innovation. We are a £8.2 billion turnover company with a global reach, where finance professionals can explore unparalleled opportunities. This is a team driving financial growth and shaping the future of a UK icon. Whether it be budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, controls, or company-wide transactions this is an exceptional environment where you can make your mark.

Are you a qualified accountant with strong technical expertise and experience in large organisations? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We’re recruiting a Head of Finance Ledgers & Assets to lead our Assets and Ledgers Team.

Reporting to the Deputy UK Financial Controller, you’ll oversee financial ledgers and asset accounting, ensuring robust controls and accurate processing. You’ll directly manage a team of four middle managers and play a key role in delivering timely, accurate financial reporting.

You will also:

• Ensure compliance with Group policy and statutory requirements for financial accounting and balance sheet governance.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts and year-end financial statements.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, Group Finance, and auditors, providing independent challenge where needed.
• Safeguard the integrity of general ledgers and asset modules through effective processes and controls.
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations and supporting reviews by business FDs.

You’ll bring:

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (including consolidations experience) and Excel skills.
• Proven management experience.
• SAP knowledge (advantageous).
• A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on efficiency.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders and lead your team effectively.

Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.

Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills.

Supportive and generous company sick pay.

Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.

Available only to perm employees.

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail / Parcelforce. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready.

At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people. We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

Closing Date: Wednesday 10th December. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.