Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Central London

£75,000–£80,000 + bonus and benefits

We Do Group are delighted to be partnering with a growing international services business to recruit a Finance Manager.

This is a broad, hands on role combining full accounting ownership of two operational entities with support for group level reporting, budgeting, insights and consolidation.

Beyond that there is also real scope to develop your FP&A and commercial partnering skills. There is no separate FP&A team so this role will have to add commercial value beyond reporting the numbers.

You’ll have plenty of exposure to senior operational leaders, the Group Financial Controller and Group CFO. Definitely not one for someone who wants to hide behind a spreadsheet all day.

Wish List

Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA or CPA

At least three years’ post-qualified experience within industry

Experience managing the finance requirements of an operational entity from end to end

Strong management accounting and reporting experience

Confident partnering with senior operational stakeholders

Services or financial services experience would be useful, but isn’t essential

The Role

Take full financial ownership of two operational business units

Produce monthly management accounts, variance analysis and commentary

Manage bookkeeping, bank reconciliations and accounting processes

Coordinate payroll with support from the wider finance team

Own technical accounting decisions, with support from the CFO

Prepare financial information and insights for board reporting

Produce daily and weekly performance reporting for operational teams

Lead budgeting for your entities and contribute to the wider group budget

Partner closely with senior operational leaders across your entities.

Manage the external audit process and prepare accounts for approval

Produce weekly reporting for senior management

Support group budgeting, consolidation and performance reporting as required.

Work closely with the UK Financial Controller, Group Financial Controller and Group CFO

Help embed and enhance processes following a recent SAP implementation

Your Profile

You’ll be a qualified accountant who enjoys taking genuine ownership rather than simply producing reports and passing them on.

The business has a flat structure, so you’ll need to be comfortable working directly with senior leaders, explaining the numbers clearly and occasionally dealing with an urgent request that wasn’t on yesterday’s to-do list.

You’ll be organised, commercially minded and happy balancing detailed accounting with broader business partnering.

This role would suit a qualified management or financial accountant looking to step into a broader role or an established Manager who enjoys a broad accounting role. Practice trained profiles would be suitable however c.3 years of experience in an industry role will be required.

Salary & Benefits

£75,000–£80,000 plus 10-20% Bonus and company pension scheme. Exceptional modern central London office with all modern amenities. This role is office-based, five days per week on site.