Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager | Central MCR (3 days in office) | £75,000 – £85,000 + benefits

Axon Moore are delighted to be partnering with a high profile consumer facing business to recruit a Senior Finance Manager, this is an exceptional client of ours having placed over 4 qualified accountants into this team over the last 2 years.

Offering the chance to lead a high-performing team, influence the wider finance strategy and transform the way financial reporting is delivered across a complex, multi-business organisation.

The Role

Taking responsibility for the delivery of accurate, timely and well governed accounting and reporting across multiple business areas.

This is a broad and influential role combining people leadership, financial control, month-end reporting, stakeholder management and finance transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, coach and develop the team, creating a high-performing and inclusive culture

Take ownership of the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting

Oversee divisional P&Ls, balance sheet controls, accruals, provisions and variance analysis

Ensure financial reporting is delivered in accordance with Group Accounting Policy and UK GAAP

Maintain strong financial controls and promote a robust reporting culture

Partner with Commercial Finance, Group Finance, IT and wider business stakeholders

Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate month-end processes

Lead improvements to the Finance Reporting Hub and its delivery model

Ensure agreed service levels are consistently achieved and proactively resolve reporting issues

Provide strong financial leadership and insight to senior stakeholders across the organisation

Develop talent through effective coaching, mentoring and performance management

About You

We’re looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience and a strong track record of leading finance teams.

You’ll ideally have

Proven experience managing and developing accounting or financial reporting teams.

Strong technical accounting and financial control expertise.

Experience within a complex, multi-entity or multi-business environment.

Excellent knowledge of month-end reporting, P&L and balance sheet accounting.

Strong understanding of UK GAAP and financial reporting controls.

A track record of improving, standardising or automating finance processes.

Strong systems knowledge and an understanding of finance data flows and integrations.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

The ability to balance robust financial control with commercial requirements.

A genuine passion for developing people and building high-performing teams.

A continuous improvement mindset, with the confidence to challenge existing ways of working.

What’s on Offer?

£75,000 – £85,000 salary

Manchester City Centre location

Hybrid working – 3 days in the office

Significant exposure to senior finance leadership

Leadership responsibility within a high-performing team

Scope to drive automation, standardisation and process improvement

Excellent career development opportunities

Opportunity to work across a portfolio of well-known brands

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager / Senior Finance Manager / Financial Controller / Business Accounting professional looking to step into a genuinely influential leadership position.

You’ll be joining an organisation undergoing an exciting period of growth and transformation, with the opportunity to shape how financial reporting operates, develop a talented team and deliver meaningful improvements across the wider Group.

If you're a qualified accountant with strong leadership experience and a passion for financial control, reporting, transformation and people development, we'd love to hear from you.