Group Finance Manager

Overview
As Group Finance Manager, you will support the Group Finance Director in running the day\-to\-day finance function across the group, covering trading across businesses within the group including a road safety equipment manufacturing operation (bollards, lighting and posts) and a solar market business. You will take ownership of timely, accurate management information, maintain robust financial control, oversee core cash processes, and act as a point of contact for statutory compliance and audit.

Key Responsibilities

· Monthly management accounts: Prepare and deliver monthly P\&L and balance sheet reporting (including commentary), ensuring accuracy, completeness and clear insight for management, and supporting the Group Finance Director with board\-ready information.

· Forecasting and planning: Support regular forecasting and contribute to budgeting activities, partnering with operational stakeholders to understand performance drivers.

· Group accounting: Maintain intercompany reconciliations and ensure appropriate posting of intercompany charges and balances across group entities.

· Cash management \& treasury: Assist the Group Finance Director with weekly cashflow forecasting and related analysis; perform daily bank reconciliations; support payment set\-up and approvals; and assist with FX trades and forward contract activity as required.

· HMRC compliance: Manage and submit key HMRC returns and filings including VAT and P11D processes, ensuring deadlines are met and records are audit\-ready.

· Payroll liaison: Prepare inputs for monthly payroll for two companies (calendar month basis) and liaise with the external payroll provider to ensure payroll accuracy (including checks of gross\-to\-net, starters/leavers, deductions and pension). PAYE submissions are completed by the external provider.

· Statutory accounts \& tax support: Support external accountants with year\-end accounts and corporation tax computations (prepared externally), providing schedules, analysis and responses to queries.

· Audit: Act as a point of contact for external auditors, coordinating audit deliverables, managing information requests and resolving audit queries in a timely manner.

· Controls and process improvement: Maintain and improve financial controls, working practices and reporting processes to support growth, efficiency and accuracy.

· Systems and data: Work confidently in Excel at an advanced level; operate across the group finance systems (including Syspro and Sage) and help develop reporting and improving processes where required.

· Team leadership: Line manage and develop an Accounts Assistant, setting priorities, coaching and ensuring transactional work is completed accurately and on time; contribute to future finance team growth plans.

· Ad hoc support: Provide financial analysis and support to the Group Finance Director and wider business on projects and day\-to\-day finance queries as needed.

Experience

• Essential

· Strong experience producing monthly management accounts (P\&L and balance sheet) with meaningful commentary.

· Strong cash processing and reporting capability, including daily bank reconciliations and supporting cashflow forecasting.

· Good working knowledge of UK compliance requirements, including VAT; experience supporting P11D processes; and experience preparing payroll inputs and working with an external payroll provider

· Advanced Excel skills with confidence manipulating and analysing data.

· Proven ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines and communicate clearly with non\-finance stakeholders.

· People management experience (or readiness to step into first\-line management) and a collaborative leadership style.

Desirable

· Prior experience in a multi\-entity/group environment, including intercompany reconciliations.

· Experience in a manufacturing environment (stock/inventory awareness beneficial).

· Exposure to FX payments, trades and forward contracts.

· Experience supporting audits and working with external accountants/advisers.

Working arrangements \& package. This is a full\-time, office\-based role in Telford, with travel to Tewkesbury required a few times per month.

Pay: £50,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen


• Free parking


• Health \& wellbeing programme


• On\-site parking


• Sick pay

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