Finance manager

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Location: Wallingford

Salary: Up to 65,000 (per annum)

Job type: Permanent

Working pattern: Full time

Industry: Business or Management Consultancy / Senior Finance Qualified

Company: Hays

Consultant: Christopher West

Hays office: Oxford — Part 1st floor (north), East Wing, Seacourt Tower, Oxford,

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An established and growing organisation in Wallingford is looking to appoint a Finance Manager to join its finance leadership team.

This is a broad and commercially focused role, offering responsibility for financial reporting, controls, team leadership and process improvement. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy of financial information while supporting wider business objectives and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting activities
• Ensure robust financial controls and balance sheet integrity
• Prepare and review management accounts and financial reporting packs
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow processes
• Deliver insightful financial analysis to support business decision-making
• Manage, mentor and develop members of the finance team
• Drive finance process improvements and automation initiatives
• Support audit, tax and statutory reporting requirements
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business

About You

You'll be an experienced finance professional with a strong technical accounting background and previous experience managing teams within a fast-paced environment.

You will ideally possess:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience
• Experience leading and developing finance teams
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Strong systems and process improvement mindset
• Ability to operate effectively in a changing and growing organisation