Finance Manager

ALF Recruit have been retained exclusively to recruit a Finance Manager for a well-established and highly profitable manufacturing business turning over £20m and still growing. Part of a wider group, the business is looking for someone to take full ownership of the finance function on site a genuine number 1 in finance locally, with the visibility and support that comes from reporting into a parent company.

This is a hands-on role. You will be as comfortable working through the purchase ledger as you are presenting management accounts to directors. If you want a role where you own the whole picture rather than a slice of it, this is it.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭

• £50,000 – £60,000 depending on experience
• Early finish on a Friday (3pm) enjoy a longer weekend
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Christmas closure
• Rewards scheme
• On site parking
• Modern newly refurbished offices, with real autonomy and direct exposure to group-level reporting and senior stakeholders

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠

• Managing the transactional finance function — purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations
• Preparing monthly management accounts and reporting packs for directors and the parent company, in line with group timetables and formats
• Owning month-end close, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle
• Monitoring cash flow and working capital, and reporting risks upwards
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, VAT regulations and statutory requirements
• Acting as the main point of liaison with external auditors and supporting the year-end audit
• Reviewing and improving finance processes and controls
• Managing and developing 1 direct report within the transactional team
• Working closely with operational stakeholders across the site to support business decision-making

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) or qualified by experience — our client is genuinely open on route
• Proven experience running a transactional finance function in a similar sized business, ideally manufacturing but not essential
• Strong track record of producing management accounts and reporting into a group structure
• Confident owning month-end close end to end
• Working knowledge of SAGE 50 (or a similar package, with the willingness to pick it up quickly)
• Comfortable dealing directly with external auditors
• Solid people management experience, including developing a direct report
• Excellent communicator, credible with senior stakeholders and operational teams alike
• Hands-on and proactive, with a real appetite for improving processes and controls

A key leadership position in a profitable, growing business where you can shape how finance operates rather than inherit someone else’s system.

For a private and confidential conversation about this role, please contact Joanne Sizer at ALF Recruit