Finance Manager
Posted 5 days ago by 1751775180
£80,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Reading
Summary: The Finance Manager role is a key leadership position within a dynamic and growing business, responsible for managing a team that ensures accurate financial reporting, client invoicing, and system integrity across multiple sites. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day operations, focusing on team leadership, client relationship management, and finance systems involvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the client accounts function, ensuring timely and accurate monthly invoicing and reporting
- Manage and support a team of approx. 12 direct reports
- Handle client relationships and drive resolution of financial queries
- Ensure accurate setup and maintenance of financial data within internal systems
- Review general ledger structures, location hierarchies, and operational changes
- Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and review outputs using reconciliation tools
- Manage the upload and ongoing maintenance of budgets
- Work closely with the Projects Manager on system integrations and business change
- Drive continuous improvements in finance processes
- Provide support to the Finance Director on strategic projects and ad-hoc initiatives
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of financial controls, compliance, and business operations
- Strong Excel and general MS Office skills; systems-savvy
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Organised and able to manage multiple priorities effectively
- Proven experience in leading and developing teams
Salary (Rate): £80000 per annum
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We’re working with a dynamic and growing business looking to strengthen their finance team with the addition of an experienced Finance Manager. This is a key leadership role, managing a team responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, client invoicing, and system integrity across multiple sites.
The Role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations within the client accounts function, ensuring robust controls and efficient processes. The role combines team leadership, client relationship management, and hands-on involvement with core finance systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the client accounts function, ensuring timely and accurate monthly invoicing and reporting
- Manage and support a team of approx. 12 direct reports
- Handle client relationships and drive resolution of financial queries
- Ensure accurate setup and maintenance of financial data within internal systems
- Review general ledger structures, location hierarchies, and operational changes
- Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and review outputs using reconciliation tools
- Manage the upload and ongoing maintenance of budgets
- Work closely with the Projects Manager on system integrations and business change
- Drive continuous improvements in finance processes
- Provide support to the Finance Director on strategic projects and ad-hoc initiatives
About You:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of financial controls, compliance, and business operations
- Strong Excel and general MS Office skills; systems-savvy
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Organised and able to manage multiple priorities effectively
- Proven experience in leading and developing teams
What’s on Offer:
- 33 days holiday (including public holidays)
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance cover
- Discounts on retail, travel, and leisure
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
