Finance Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Experis
£700 Per day
Inside
Remote
England
Summary: The Finance Manager role involves supporting a major ERP transformation programme within a large public sector organisation, focusing on Group Accounts/Consolidation, Tax, and Inventory. The position requires experienced finance professionals to manage ongoing operational delivery and ERP implementation. Candidates must possess strong accounting qualifications and experience in complex environments. The role is home-based with occasional travel for meetings and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead inventory processes within a large, complex organisation
- Manage and optimise inventory systems and controls at scale
- Apply strong knowledge of inventory accounting principles
- Contribute to ERP design and system change activity
- Lead day-to-day tax operations, including VAT compliance
- Provide expert guidance on government VAT rules, taxable benefits, and IR35
- Maintain high-quality BAU delivery while supporting ERP readiness
- Lead group consolidation and financial reporting activities
- Work with consolidation tools across complex organisations
- Support ERP design, particularly around group reporting requirements
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Strong experience working with Oracle / SOP or similar ERP systems
- Proven ability delivering finance operations or transformation in complex environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Excellent communication (written & verbal)
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving capability
- Experience working across large organisations
- Knowledge of government finance environments
- Ability to deliver to tight deadlines and manage priorities
- Experience supporting or contributing to ERP implementation programmes
- Public sector or central government experience
- Change management or transformation delivery experience
Salary (Rate): £700 per day
City: undetermined
Country: England
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Finance Manager
Location: Home-based (occasional travel for meetings)
Rate: Up to £700 per day (Umbrella)
Contract: March 2028
IR35: Inside IR35
Experis are working with a large public sector organisation to recruit three experienced Finance Managers to support a major, cross-government ERP transformation programme, alongside critical BAU finance activity.
The three specialist areas are Group Accounts / Consolidation, Tax and Inventory.
This programme will support over a substantive volume of users across multiple departments. Working within a central Compliance and Financial Accounting function, supporting both ongoing operational delivery and ERP implementation across the full lifecycle.
Inventory Process Owner
- Lead inventory processes within a large, complex organisation
- Manage and optimise inventory systems and controls at scale
- Apply strong knowledge of inventory accounting principles
- Contribute to ERP design and system change activity
Tax Finance Manager
- Lead day-to-day tax operations, including VAT compliance
- Provide expert guidance on:
- Government VAT rules
- Taxable benefits
- IR35
- Maintain high-quality BAU delivery while supporting ERP readiness
Group Accounts / Consolidation Specialist
- Lead group consolidation and financial reporting activities
- Work with consolidation tools across complex organisations
- Support ERP design, particularly around group reporting requirements
About You
We are looking for finance professionals who can operate confidently in a complex, fast-paced programme environment.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Qualified accountant (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Strong experience working with Oracle / SOP or similar ERP systems
- Proven ability delivering finance operations or transformation in complex environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Excellent communication (written & verbal)
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving capability
- Experience working across large organisations
- Knowledge of government finance environments
- Ability to deliver to tight deadlines and manage priorities
Highly Desirable
- Experience supporting or contributing to ERP implementation programmes
- Public sector or central government experience
- Change management or transformation delivery experience
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