Finance Manager

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with an established, specialist consultancy near Southampton, Hampshire to appoint a Finance Manager on a permanent basis. If you are looking to settle into a role for the long term – somewhere your work genuinely matters, the pace is considered rather than frantic, and you become the trusted finance lead the business relies on – this is well worth a look. It is a stable, close-knit organisation operating in a niche, internationally focused sector, where a steady pair of hands is valued far more than constant firefighting.

As the number one in finance day to day, you will own the full finance function, supported by a fractional CFO and managing one direct report. With a UK parent and an overseas subsidiary, there is real scope to shape reporting, strengthen controls and play a hands-on part in the group’s international growth.

What will the Finance Manager role involve?

• Owning day-to-day finance as the senior finance person on site, supported by a fractional CFO
• Preparing monthly management accounts, forecasts, budgets and cash flow reporting
• Managing the month-end and year-end close, general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
• Overseeing project and contract finance – profitability, margins and cost control across consultancy, training and response work
• Handling multi-currency transactions and supporting the finance of international contracts across the UK and overseas entities
• Maintaining strong financial controls and coordinating the annual audit and statutory reporting
• Managing and developing one direct report

Suitable Candidate for the Finance Manager vacancy:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, AAT or equivalent)
• At least five years’ experience in a finance management role, comfortable being the most senior finance person day to day
• Strong all-round skills across management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial controls
• Solid grounding in UK and international accounting standards (FRS 102 and IFRS) and corporate tax
• Experience of multi-currency, international operations or project/consultancy accounting would be an advantage

Additional benefits and information for the role of Finance Manager:

• Discretionary Bonus
• 25 Days annual leave
• Broad, autonomous remit as the number one in finance, with fractional CFO support
• A genuinely interesting, internationally focused business with purpose-driven work
• Private medical

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