Finance Manager

Finance Manager | Newly Qualified Accountant | £60,000–£70,000+ | Central London

Are you a newly qualified and ready to make the move from practice into a role where you can genuinely make an impact?

I’m working with a specialist financial services organisation in Central London that is looking for a newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA to join their finance team.

This isn’t a role where you’ll spend your first few years simply ticking boxes. You’ll get broad, hands-on exposure across a multi-entity finance function, with the opportunity to take ownership, challenge existing processes and help shape how things are done. What you’ll be involved in:

Preparing journals and reconciliations as part of the monthly close across multiple Group entities

Supporting the preparation of management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, with variance analysis for Board reporting

Getting hands-on with Group consolidation, intercompany schedules and elimination entries under IFRS

Working across treasury and tax, giving you exposure well beyond the typical newly qualified remit

Playing a key role in automating and improving close, reconciliation and reporting processes

Identifying opportunities to improve the way the finance function operates and actually having the autonomy to implement them

Who I'm looking for: You’ll be a recently qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, ideally with:

Practice training from a Top 10–20 firm, preferably with Financial Services or Property audit experience

Or 1–2 years’ industry experience, ideally within Financial Services

Strong technical accounting fundamentals and an appetite to broaden your commercial exposure

A naturally curious, analytical mindset

The confidence to ask “why do we do it this way?” rather than simply accepting the status quo

A genuine interest in improving processes, systems and reporting

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who wants real breadth, real responsibility and the opportunity to make a difference.

If you're newly qualified and looking for a role that will give you exposure well beyond the usual Finance Manager remit, I’d love to hear from you.

The offer

Salary: £60,000–£75,000, with flexibility for the right candidate plus generous bonus

Holiday: 25 days + Christmas office closure + a birthday/wellbeing day (around 30 days total)

Benefits: Pension, health cover, and Simply Health after a 3-month probation

Working pattern: In-office Monday–Thursday this is a genuinely collaborative team environment where visibility and in-person working matter

Progression: Direct exposure to senior finance leadership, with a clear route to grow beyond this role as you build your track record