Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Salary: £60,000 plus benefits
Location: Derbyshire
Working Pattern: Full-time on site, Monday to Friday

Finance Manager | Drive Control, Performance & Continuous Improvement

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Manager to join a growing multi-site business. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll take ownership of the finance function, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting and meaningful commercial insight to support strategic decision-making.

Reporting into senior leadership, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining financial integrity while identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and reporting capabilities across the organisation.

The Role

As Finance Manager, you will lead the day-to-day finance operation across multiple entities and locations, providing accurate financial information and supporting business growth through effective financial management.

You will also be responsible for managing and developing a finance team of three, ensuring high standards of accuracy, efficiency and service across the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts across multiple entities


• Manage the month-end and year-end close process


• Prepare accounts through to audit-ready stage and manage the external audit process


• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management activities


• Oversee financial processes across multiple companies and locations


• Manage and review monthly payroll processing, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation


• Oversee VAT, taxation and statutory reporting requirements


• Manage bank payments, reconciliations, credit control and company credit card processes


• Maintain strong financial controls and governance across the business


• Lead, mentor and develop a finance team of three


• Provide insightful financial analysis to support business performance and decision-making


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance systems, processes and reporting


• Support the business in leveraging technology and automation to increase efficiency

About You

We are looking for a commercially minded finance professional who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.

You will ideally have:

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualification


• Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Financial Controller or senior finance role


• Strong management and financial reporting experience


• Experience managing multiple entities and complex financial operations


• Sound knowledge of payroll, VAT and statutory compliance requirements


• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems


• Experience improving processes and implementing efficiencies


• Team management experience


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders

Personal Attributes

• Commercially aware and analytical


• Trustworthy, professional, adaptable


• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to shape and improve finance systems, processes and reporting


• A supportive and collaborative working environment


• Genuine opportunity to make a visible impact within a growing organisation

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Finance Manager looking to take ownership of a broad finance function, lead a team, and play a key role in supporting the continued growth and success of the business.

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