Finance Manager

SF Partners are working with a growing business to recruit a Finance Manager. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this is a key leadership role responsible for improving the quality, consistency and efficiency of financial reporting across the group. You will manage a team and act as the link between senior finance leadership and the Management Accounting team. Key responsibilities: - Leading the group month-end close across multiple entities - Reviewing management accounts, variance analysis and performance reporting - Improving balance sheet controls and reporting standards - Coaching and developing three Management Accountants and an Assistant Financial Accountant - Standardising month-end processes, templates and procedures - Identifying opportunities to reduce manual reporting and improve automation - Supporting board reporting and group-level analysis - Partnering with FP&A and operational leaders around budgets, cost control and performance - Driving greater ownership and accountability across finance and non-finance teams The successful candidate will be: - ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified - Experienced across both management and financial accounting - Comfortable leading month-end - Strong across P&L, balance sheet review and financial controls - Confident managing, coaching and challenging a finance team - Commercially minded, with the ability to influence operational stakeholders - Comfortable improving systems, processes and ways of working This would suit an experienced Finance Manager looking for a broad role with genuine responsibility and visibility across the business.