Finance Manager

Alexander Daniels are partnering with a growing organisation to recruit an experienced Finance Manager. This is a hands-on leadership role within a dynamic environment, offering broad exposure across financial operations, reporting, and process improvement.

This opportunity would suit a proactive finance professional who enjoys managing a small team while remaining close to the detail, contributing to both day-to-day finance activities and wider business support.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, mentor and develop a small finance team, overseeing workload allocation, performance, and day-to-day finance operations while acting as the primary finance contact across the business

Manage cash flow and financial operations, including cash monitoring, forecasting, working capital optimisation, payment approvals, credit control oversight, and due diligence on new customers and suppliers

Oversee payroll processes and ensure all related submissions and obligations are completed accurately and on time

Take ownership of monthly financial reporting, including reviewing journals, reconciliations, and outputs, investigating variances, and delivering clear financial insights and performance commentary

Maintain strong financial controls, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to internal processes across all finance activities

Manage statutory and compliance requirements, including tax submissions, audit coordination, and liaising with external advisors

Drive continuous improvement across finance systems, processes, and controls, enhancing efficiency, data quality, automation, and risk management

Provide financial analysis, forecasting, and commercial insight to support business decision-making and wider projects

About You

Proven experience in a finance leadership or supervisory role

Strong understanding of end-to-end finance processes, including reporting and controls

Confident working with financial data, with strong attention to detail

Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage non-finance stakeholders

Systems-savvy, with good Excel skills and experience using finance software

Professionally qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience

What's on Offer

Competitive salary with performance-related bonus

Private healthcare and wellbeing support

Additional benefits package (including life cover and healthcare schemes)

Opportunity to shape and improve finance processes

A varied, hands-on role within a supportive and collaborative environment