Job Description
Finance Manager
£60-70,000 pro rata | 6 month FTC | London | Hybrid
My Client, a fast-growing acquisitional, part of a well-known and highly trusted UK group, are recruiting a Finance Manager with and proven hands-on all round finance experience for a 6 month FTC, based out of their London offices working on a Hybrid basis (3days in office 2 WFH)
Sitting at the heart of the finance function this is a hands-on role where you'll own core accounting processes end-to-end - from ledger integrity and reconciliations to management reporting and compliance across multiple entities as the business expands.
You’ll own the integrity of our financial data - improving systems and controls to ensure senior leadership can operate with confidence and clarity.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting
- Managing month-end close, reconciliations (bank, expenses, accruals/prepayments), and financial controls
- Monitoring and tracking expenses and departmental budgets, flagging variances and supporting cost control
- Working closely with external accountants, auditors and vendors to ensure compliance and smooth reporting cycles
- Helping optimise and improve financial systems, processes and reporting tools as the business scales, including automation where possible
- Conducting ad-hoc financial analysis to support commercial decisions and operational planning
- Owning finance-related aspects of employee onboarding and offboarding (payroll, systems access, documentation)
What We're Looking For
- Qualified Accountant(ACA, ACCA/CIMA) with a strong academic background
- Excellent experience in finance, accounting, or a management accounting role
- Strong grounding in accounting fundamentals - comfortable reconciling ledgers, reviewing balance sheets and preparing management accounts
- Highly detail-oriented, with the discipline to manage high-volume transactional work accurately
- Confident working across multiple entities and reconciling complex accounts
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets capability, with hands-on experience using Xero in a multi-entity environment
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, scaling environment where processes are evolving
- High ownership mindset - you don't just process numbers, you ensure they're right
- Experience with regulated environments is a bonus but not essential
If you have strong hands-on transactional finance experience and are ready to take real ownership in a fast-scaling business, apply today.
