Group Finance Manager

Group Finance Manager / Blackburn (Hybrid) / Salary £70,000 plus a great benefits package. Accountable Recruitment are pleased to be working exclusively with our client who are a well established and growing organisation, now looking to recruit an experienced Group Finance Manager into their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on Finance manager to play a key role in managing the team and day-to-day, ensuring effective month end reporting, systems optimisation, and data integrity. Key Responsibilities • Provide day-to-day support and guidance to the finance team, act as a point of escalation for technical queries and issues. Support and mentor junior team members where appropriate. • Support and coordinate the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are consistently met. • Oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs (UK and overseas entities) • Produce clear, accurate, and insightful financial information for senior stakeholders • Deliver key outputs including monthly board and fee forecasts. • Lead the annual budgeting process, collaborating with departmental stakeholders. • Track performance against budget and provide variance analysis • Support UK and international banking activities. Assist with insurance renewal processes through financial data provision. • Extract, analyse, and interpret financial data from Dynamics 365 • Maintain strong data integrity and consistency across reporting • Act as the key point of contact for finance systems and reporting queries • Identify and implement system improvements and process efficiencies • Provide ad hoc systems support across the wider business Key Skills • Proven experience working with D365 / Dynamics 365 and Power BI • Previous experience managing a finance team • Strong understanding of month-end processes and management reporting • Exposure to multi-entity or international environments would be desirable • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills • Detail-oriented with a proactive mindset. Hands-on, solutions-driven approach • Passion for IT/Technology - improving processes, systems, and ways of working To discuss this role in more detail please contact Lauren Harrison at Accountable Recruitment on