Accounting & Finance

Finance manager

Hays

Wallingford · Oxfordshire · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Finance Manager role, you join the finance leadership team to ensure accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and ongoing process improvements. You will lead a small finance function in a growing organisation, partnering with stakeholders to support business objectives and improvements. The role focuses on delivering timely reports, insightful analysis, and automation-driven efficiency. This position offers a chance to shape financial performance in a commercially oriented environment.

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
Key requirements
  • Experienced finance professional with a strong technical accounting background and previous experience managing teams within a fast-paced environment
  • 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
  • Stakeholder management
  • Leadership and people development
  • Adaptability
  • Technical accounting background
  • Financial reporting
  • Budgeting and forecasting

Reference: WJ-747_31175911

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