Finance Manager

Manchester Source: WhatJobs

£65,000 - £70,000 per annum

Manchester | Hybrid Working (2 days in the office)

18-Month FTC

£65,000 - £70,000 per annum + Bonus (dependent on experience)

Looking for an opportunity to lead a high-performing finance team while driving process improvement, automation and financial control?

We're partnering with a large, well-established organisation to appoint an Finance Manager within its Finance Operations function. This role will suit a qualified accountant with strong reconciliations experience, a passion for continuous improvement and a track record of developing teams within a complex environment.

The Role

You'll lead a team responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely accounting activities, ensuring strong governance across the balance sheet and supporting the wider finance transformation agenda. Key responsibilities include:

Leading, coaching and developing a team (4 to 6 staff)
Ensuring the timely completion and review of balance sheet reconciliations, proactively investigating and resolving outstanding items and variances.
Maintaining a robust financial control environment and ensuring compliance with internal policies and governance requirements.
Driving standardisation, automation and continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes.
Supporting the adoption and optimisation of finance systems and reconciliation tools.
Partnering with stakeholders across Finance and Operations to identify process enhancements and resolve accounting issues.
Acting as a key contact for internal and external audit activity, ensuring high-quality documentation and support is provided.
Leading the team through change, supporting transformation projects and embedding new ways of working.
Monitoring performance against key deliverables and ensuring service levels are achieved.

About You

We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with:

Strong Financial Control or Finance Operations experience
Significant balance sheet reconciliation and governance experience.
Strong understanding of financial controls, accounting processes and month-end close activities.
Experience delivering process improvements, automation initiatives and operational change.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience working within large ERP environments.
A proactive approach and ability to thrive within a changing environment.