Finance manager

Finance Manager - Accounting / Business Partnering

Qualified finance professional with strong experience across business partnering, P&L ownership, budgeting, cash flow, month-end, audit, statutory reporting, compliance and finance-team leadership.

A qualified Finance Manager with a strong background across commercial finance, audit, statutory accounting and complex financial operations.

The candidate has full P&L ownership, leads finance teams, manages budgeting and cash-flow forecasting and delivers accelerated month-end cycles. Their experience also includes business partnering across sales, operations and product functions.

They are particularly strong in improving accounting efficiency, strengthening systems and processes, managing audit relationships and translating financial information into clear commercial insight.

7-10 Years Relevant finance experience spanning management accounting, audit, statutory reporting and commercial finance.

Qualified Fully qualified professional accountant with broad technical accounting capability.

P&L Ownership Responsible for full financial performance across multiple operating businesses.

Business Partnering Works cross-functionally with commercial and operational stakeholders to support decision-making.

Why Recruiters Should Take Notice

Finance Leadership
Has led local and remote finance teams covering accounting, cash management, payments and transactional finance.

Month-End & Forecasting
Experienced delivering fast month-end cycles alongside budgeting, cash-flow forecasts and variance control.

Systems Improvement
Has improved finance efficiency by strengthening ERP usage and aligning system configuration with compliance requirements.

Revenue Process Optimisation
Has simplified revenue processes and standardised commercial workflows across complex operations.

Audit & Statutory Reporting
Brings strong audit leadership, statutory accounts preparation and external-auditor management experience.

Technical Accounting
Comfortable working across established accounting frameworks and varied statutory requirements.

Evidence of Impact

• Owned the full P&L for multiple operating businesses and supported senior stakeholders with financial insight.
• Led budgeting, cash-flow forecasting and month-end reporting within tight reporting deadlines.
• Improved accounting efficiency by developing team capability and strengthening ERP usage.
• Configured finance-system processes to support statutory and compliance requirements.
• Standardised revenue processes across complex operations to improve consistency and control.
• Led external-audit relationships at both local and wider group level.
• Managed accounts-receivable invoicing processes in changing regulatory environments.
• Led audit engagements from planning through completion across multiple sectors.
• Prepared statutory accounts, corporation-tax computations and complex accounting adjustments.

Finance Management Business Partnering P&L Ownership Budgeting Cash Flow Forecasting Month-End Variance Analysis Management Reporting Audit Statutory Accounts Financial Reporting Standards Corporation Tax Accounts Receivable ERP Systems Advanced Excel Accounting Systems Team Leadership Process Improvement

What You Receive

Candidate-Supplied CV
The candidate's CV is included with purchase.

Full Candidate Details
Career history, employers, job titles, achievements and contact information.

Best Suited To

Particularly relevant for businesses seeking a commercially minded Finance Manager who can combine strong financial control with business partnering, systems improvement and complex accounting exposure.

• Finance Manager roles.
• Commercial Finance Manager opportunities.
• Senior Finance Business Partner positions.
• Management Accounting leadership.
• Strategic finance roles with senior progression potential.