Finance Manager - EMEA
SLR is a global leader in sustainability solutions, working with clients to help make sustainability happen, within a collaborative, people‑first culture.
Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced EMEA Finance Manager to join our established Management Accounts team , supporting high‑profile operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa within our fast‑growing, private equity‑backed environmental consultancy.
You’ll play a key role in delivering high‑quality financial reporting, analysis and control across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on employment cost reporting — one of the organisation’s most significant cost bases.
Based from our Stoke location, with minimum 1\-2 days per week in the office, there will be a requirement to work from the London office at least once per month.
The role
You’ll collaborate with colleagues across Finance, HR, Payroll, Operations and regional teams, contributing to a dynamic, acquisitive environment with opportunities for cross‑border exposure.
Responsibilities will include:
- Employment cost reporting and analysis
- Operating expenditure reporting and management commentary
- Lease accounting and compliance
- Balance sheet control
- Team leadership
- Acquisition and integration support
SLR’s ‘One Team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment where people can develop and grow. Through a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support towards professional qualifications, we offer excellent opportunities for long‑term career progression. Our flexible benefits and reward package includes:
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Life, income and travel insurance
- Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle‑to‑work schemes
- Flexible, hybrid and agile working
- 25 days’ annual leave plus flexible public holidays
- Buy or sell leave options
- Core working hours
- Cross‑border remote working and sabbatical opportunities
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
- Workplace Nursery benefit
- Volunteering and Community Giving
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Specialist support for mental health, stress and menopause
As a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), you will also have strong experience in management accounting and financial reporting, along with:
- Experience analysing large and complex employment cost bases
- Strong understanding of balance sheet control and reconciliation processes
- Experience working across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions
- Proven ability to manage and develop team members
- Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Experience within a private equity‑backed or acquisitive organisation
- Experience operating in a multi‑country EMEA environment
- Knowledge of lease accounting standards
- Experience supporting integrations following acquisitions
- Experience within professional services, consultancy, engineering, environmental or related sectors
Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive, supported by active Culture \& Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
If this EMEA Finance Manager role feels like a great fit for your experience and ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.
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