Full job descriptionALF Recruit have been retained exclusively to recruit a Finance Manager for a well-established and highly profitable manufacturing business turning over £20m and still growing. Part of a wider group, the business is looking for someone to take full ownership of the finance function on site a genuine number 1 in finance locally, with the visibility and support that comes from reporting into a parent company.
This is a hands-on role. You will be as comfortable working through the purchase ledger as you are presenting management accounts to directors. If you want a role where you own the whole picture rather than a slice of it, this is it.
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*£50,000 – £60,000 depending on experience
*Early finish on a Friday (3pm) enjoy a longer weekend
*25 days holiday plus bank holidays
*Private healthcare
*Christmas closure
*Rewards scheme
*On site parking
*Modern newly refurbished offices, with real autonomy and direct exposure to group-level reporting and senior stakeholders
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*Managing the transactional finance function — purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations
*Preparing monthly management accounts and reporting packs for directors and the parent company, in line with group timetables and formats
*Owning month-end close, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
*Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle
*Monitoring cash flow and working capital, and reporting risks upwards
*Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, VAT regulations and statutory requirements
*Acting as the main point of liaison with external auditors and supporting the year-end audit
*Reviewing and improving finance processes and controls
*Managing and developing 1 direct report within the transactional team
*Working closely with operational stakeholders across the site to support business decision-making
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*Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) or qualified by experience — our client is genuinely open on route
*Proven experience running a transactional finance function in a similar sized business, ideally manufacturing but not essential
*Strong track record of producing management accounts and reporting into a group structure
*Confident owning month-end close end to end
*Working knowledge of SAGE 50 (or a similar package, with the willingness to pick it up quickly)
*Comfortable dealing directly with external auditors
*Solid people management experience, including developing a direct report
*Excellent communicator, credible with senior stakeholders and operational teams alike
*Hands-on and proactive, with a real appetite for improving processes and controls
A key leadership position in a profitable, growing business where you can shape how finance operates rather than inherit someone else’s system.
For a private and confidential conversation about this role, please contact Joanne Sizer at ALF Recruit