Senior Finance Manager

Location: Greater Manchester Salary: Up to £80,000 + bonus Hybrid: Flexible hybrid working

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Record-to-Report (RTR) Manager to join a high-performing finance function within a growing and evolving organisation on the outskirts of Manchester. This is a key role in a successful business, in which you'll be responsible for leading the RTR function, while also playing a significant role in finance transformation, process improvement and systems development.

You will combine strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise with a commercially minded, improvement-focused approach, helping to strengthen controls, improve reporting and drive greater efficiency across the finance function.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Record-to-Report team, ensuring a high-quality month-end and year-end close.

Own the integrity and accuracy of the Group's general ledger, balance sheet and financial reporting.

Oversee month-end close, reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments and intercompany accounting.

Ensure robust financial controls and compliance with Group accounting policies and relevant accounting standards.

Partner with FP&A, commercial finance and wider Finance teams to improve the quality and timeliness of reporting.

Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes.

Lead and support finance transformation projects, including ERP, systems, reporting and process improvement initiatives.

Drive the implementation of best practice across RTR and establish scalable processes to support future growth.

Develop KPIs and reporting to improve visibility of the RTR function's performance.

Lead, coach and develop a team of finance professionals.

About You

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant experience within a Record-to-Report, Financial Control or Group Finance environment in a large, complex business.

Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience.

Proven experience managing and developing finance teams.

Excellent understanding of month-end, balance sheet control and financial governance.

Experience working within a complex or multi-entity organisation.

A track record of process improvement and finance transformation.

Experience of ERP or finance system implementations would be advantageous.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify problems and implement practical solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RTR professional looking for a role that combines financial control leadership with genuine transformation and change, within a business where they can make a tangible impact.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates