Finance Manager

SF Partners are working with a growing business to recruit a Finance Manager.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this is a key leadership role responsible for improving the quality, consistency and efficiency of financial reporting across the group. You will manage a team and act as the link between senior finance leadership and the Management Accounting team.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the group month-end close across multiple entities

• Reviewing management accounts, variance analysis and performance reporting

• Improving balance sheet controls and reporting standards

• Coaching and developing three Management Accountants and an Assistant Financial Accountant

• Standardising month-end processes, templates and procedures

• Identifying opportunities to reduce manual reporting and improve automation

• Supporting board reporting and group-level analysis

• Partnering with FP&A and operational leaders around budgets, cost control and performance

• Driving greater ownership and accountability across finance and non-finance teams

The successful candidate will be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified

• Experienced across both management and financial accounting

• Comfortable leading month-end

• Strong across P&L, balance sheet review and financial controls

• Confident managing, coaching and challenging a finance team

• Commercially minded, with the ability to influence operational stakeholders

• Comfortable improving systems, processes and ways of working

This would suit an experienced Finance Manager looking for a broad role with genuine responsibility and visibility across the business.