Finance Manager

Finance Manager – Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 West Yorkshire

Salary £45,000 – £55,000 + 10% annual bonus

Flexible working – finish at 1pm on Fridays

Permanent Full time Office based role.

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Finance Manager who thrives in a hands-on, fast-paced environment and loves improving processes, strengthening controls, and supporting a business as it scales. This role gives you full ownership of the finance function day-to-day, leading a team of four with two direct reports, and acting as a trusted partner to senior leadership.

The Opportunity

You’ll oversee all financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, strong governance, and meaningful insight that helps the business grow while minimising risk. From month-end to budgeting, cash forecasting to audit, you’ll be the person the board relies on for clarity, challenge, and commercial guidance.

Key Responsibilities

Month-end leadership — drive a smooth close and deliver accurate, consolidated management accounts and KPI reporting.

Board reporting — produce packs leadership genuinely use to make decisions.

Balance sheet control — maintain robust reconciliations and resolve outstanding items promptly.

Cost management — partner with departmental managers to review overheads and support smart spending decisions.

Budgeting & forecasting — assist with annual budgets and quarterly forecasts across P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and working capital.

Team leadership — motivate, coach, and develop your team to create a high-performing, collaborative culture.

Cash forecasting & debtor finance — monitor debtors and working capital, providing accurate weekly data to senior leadership.

Stock & manufacturing analysis — lead annual stock counts, variance reporting and analysis of manufacturing data including costed BOMs and new product development costs.

Audit & compliance — act as main contact for auditors; ensure VAT, Deferred VAT/Duty and PVA are recorded correctly.

Payroll support — work with the Financial Accountant on in-house payroll and headcount reporting.

Fixed assets — maintain the Fixed Asset Register and depreciation policies.

What Good Looks Like

Timely, accurate reporting that supports decision-making.

A finance team culture built on collaboration, clarity, and continuous improvement.

Streamlined processes that remove non-value-added activity.

Proactive financial support to directors and operational teams.

Skills & Experience

CIMA/ACCA qualified or qualified by experience

Experience operating at SMT level

Strong team management background

Advanced Excel/data manipulation skills

Manufacturing sector experience desirable but not essential

ERP implementation exposure (desirable)

Benefits

£45,000 – £55,000 salary

10% annual bonus

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Free onsite parking or parking nearby

Pension – company matches up to 5%

Staff welfare facilities & mental health support

Company fun days/events

Flexible working – finish at 1pm every Friday

Friendly, supportive team of four

Location

Pudsey – easily commutable from Leeds, Bradford, and surrounding areas.

If you would like to apply for the role of Finance Manager, then please email your CV.

Closing date is 16.8.2026 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.

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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment, and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future