Finance Manager - 6-month fixed term contract

Finance Manager – Wholesale (6-month FTC)

Bristol/ Hybrid (with occasional travel to Cardiff)

What you’ll get

Salary: £55,000 – £70,000 (dependent on experience)

Hybrid working – a mix of onsite and home working

6-month fixed-term contract with genuine scope to make an impact

High visibility role working closely with senior stakeholders

Autonomy and ownership – lead finance for the region

Opportunity to add value through analysis, insight, and improvement

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

About the role

This role leads finance support for 2 sites across Bristol and Cardiff. You’ll act as a trusted finance partner to regional and local leaders, providing insight, challenge, and clear financial guidance to support decision-making.

You’ll focus on management accounting, forecasting, and commercial analysis. Day-to-day transaction processing is handled by a shared service centre, allowing you to concentrate on value-adding work.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone comfortable being the sole finance lead in the region.

Key responsibilities

Act as a finance business partner to local and regional managers

Produce monthly and quarterly forecasts and annual budgets

Deliver variance analysis, KPIs, and ad-hoc insight to drive performance

Identify risks and opportunities and challenge assumptions

Prepare monthly review packs and attend review meetings

Analyse and explain performance variances with clear recommendations

Review margins, costs, and profitability, including new business

Carry out consignment analysis, reconciliation, and stock review

Support monthly accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reviews

Strengthen and maintain financial controls

Support the Head of Finance with projects and commercial analysis

Ensure compliance with internal control and governance requirements

About you

Qualified accountant

Confident influencing non-finance stakeholders

Commercial, curious, and comfortable challenging decisions

Experience in FMCG, multi-site, or fresh produce environments is helpful