Finance Manager - 3- 6 month contract
Posted 1 day ago by Juice Recruitment Ltd
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Bath, Somerset, UK
Summary: The Finance Manager role is a hands-on position focused on managing daily financial operations and supporting the senior leadership team. The ideal candidate will balance transactional finance responsibilities with commercially focused duties, with potential for growth into a Fractional CFO role. Strong experience with Sage and financial management is essential. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement after initial onboarding.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing finance activities, bank postings, payments, reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records
- Overseeing supplier relationships, invoice approvals, and credit control
- Maintaining Sage accuracy and supporting continual improvement of finance systems and reporting
- Producing and maintaining weekly and monthly cashflow reporting
- Preparing management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and reports for senior leadership teams
- Supporting payroll preparation, anomalies, and liaising with external bureau
- Preparing VAT returns, supporting year-end, annual returns, and audit compliance
- Processing expenses, supplier, and customer pricing updates
- Supporting compliance and providing financial insight to the management team
- Overseeing priorities of established part-time finance assistant
Key Skills:
- Strong Sage experience
- Experience producing management reports
- Some exposure to cashflow forecasting
- A background in financial management
- Proactive approach to problem solving
Salary (Rate): £45000 yearly
City: Bath
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Are you immediately available and looking for a hands-on and proactive role? Are you an experienced Finance Manager looking to join a forward-thinking and progressive employer?
We're looking for someone who can take ownership of daily financial operations and support the senior leadership team with a wide variety of day-to-day duties.
This role would suit someone who enjoys balancing transactional finance responsibilities with more commercially focused duties.
DAY TO DAY:
Managing finance activities, bank postings, payments, reconciliations and maintaining accurate financial records
Overseeing supplier relationships, overseeing invoice approvals, overseeing credit control
Maintaining Sage accuracy and supporting continual improvement of finance systems and reporting
Producing and maintaining weekly and monthly cashflow reporting
Preparing management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and preparing reports for senior leadership teams
Supporting payroll preparation, anomalies and liaising with external bureau
Preparing VAT returns supporting year end, annual returns, audit compliance
Processing expenses, supplier and customer pricing updates
Supporting compliance, providing financial insight to management team
Overseeing priorities of established part time finance assistant
This role could develop in to a Fractional CFO role long term.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE:
Strong Sage experience
Experience producing management reports
Some exposure to cashflow forecasting
A background in financial management
Proactive approach to problem solving
AND FOR YOU:
Some hybrid working once up to speed
Pension
Well-being initiatives
Death in service and social events
On site parking
High spec technical equipment
