Finance Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Investigo
£55,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Manager role is a fixed-term contract position for 3 to 4 months, requiring an ASAP start, ideally by the end of January. This position involves working closely with multiple operational sites and senior stakeholders in a remote capacity, with occasional travel to London. The role emphasizes business partnering with non-finance leaders while ensuring strong financial control and governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Day-to-day finance partner to senior operational leaders and site-based managers
- Ownership and control of multiple P&Ls, identifying risks and opportunities
- Responsibility for month-end close, payroll and adherence to accounting deadlines
- Lead budgeting and forecasting activities across assigned sites
- Production of high-quality management accounts with clear, insightful analysis
- Support site-based finance administrators with billing and invoice queries
- Work closely with central finance to improve controls, efficiencies and performance
- Contribute to wider financial reporting and governance processes
- Act as a positive brand ambassador, with a strong customer and service mindset
- Partner with commercial and operational teams to support planning and performance targets
- Ensure high standards of customer response where financial input is required
- Build strong working relationships with operational managers and leadership teams
- Collaborate effectively with central and shared service teams
- Ensure finance support is appropriately resourced and responsive
Key Skills:
- Qualified finance professional
- Proven track record in management accounting and commercial business partnering
- Experience in a busy, multi-site, service-driven environment
- Confident working with senior and non-finance stakeholders
- Proactive, organised and able to manage multiple priorities
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into commercial insight
- High standards of professionalism, judgement and discretion
Salary (Rate): £55,000.00/year
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Finance Manager - £55k FTC - 3/4 months - ASAP start (ideally by the end of January) Multi-Site, Service-Led Organisation | Remote, Occasional travel to London
We are supporting a growing, values-led organisation with the appointment of a Finance Manager to work closely with multiple operational sites and senior stakeholders. This is a highly visible, business-partnering role, suited to someone who enjoys working with non-finance leaders while maintaining strong financial control and governance.
The role
- Reporting to the Head of Finance
- Day-to-day finance partner to senior operational leaders and site-based managers
- Ownership and control of multiple P&Ls, identifying risks and opportunities
- Responsibility for month-end close, payroll and adherence to accounting deadlines
- Lead budgeting and forecasting activities across assigned sites
- Production of high-quality management accounts with clear, insightful analysis
- Support site-based finance administrators with billing and invoice queries
- Work closely with central finance to improve controls, efficiencies and performance
- Contribute to wider financial reporting and governance processes
- Act as a positive brand ambassador, with a strong customer and service mindset
- Partner with commercial and operational teams to support planning and performance targets
- Ensure high standards of customer response where financial input is required
People & stakeholder management
- Build strong working relationships with operational managers and leadership teams
- Collaborate effectively with central and shared service teams
- Ensure finance support is appropriately resourced and responsive
The person
- Qualified finance professional
- Proven track record in management accounting and commercial business partnering
- Experience in a busy, multi-site, service-driven environment
- Confident working with senior and non-finance stakeholders
- Proactive, organised and able to manage multiple priorities
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into commercial insight
- High standards of professionalism, judgement and discretion