Finance Manager

Salary: £60,000 plus benefits Location: Derbyshire Working Pattern: Full-time on site, Monday to Friday

Finance Manager | Drive Control, Performance & Continuous Improvement

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Manager to join a growing multi-site business. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll take ownership of the finance function, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting and meaningful commercial insight to support strategic decision-making.

Reporting into senior leadership, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining financial integrity while identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and reporting capabilities across the organisation.

The Role

As Finance Manager, you will lead the day-to-day finance operation across multiple entities and locations, providing accurate financial information and supporting business growth through effective financial management.

You will also be responsible for managing and developing a finance team of three, ensuring high standards of accuracy, efficiency and service across the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts across multiple entities
• Manage the month-end and year-end close process
• Prepare accounts through to audit-ready stage and manage the external audit process
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management activities
• Oversee financial processes across multiple companies and locations
• Manage and review monthly payroll processing, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
• Oversee VAT, taxation and statutory reporting requirements
• Manage bank payments, reconciliations, credit control and company credit card processes
• Maintain strong financial controls and governance across the business
• Lead, mentor and develop a finance team of three
• Provide insightful financial analysis to support business performance and decision-making
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance systems, processes and reporting
• Support the business in leveraging technology and automation to increase efficiency

About You

We are looking for a commercially minded finance professional who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.

You will ideally have:

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualification
• Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Financial Controller or senior finance role
• Strong management and financial reporting experience
• Experience managing multiple entities and complex financial operations
• Sound knowledge of payroll, VAT and statutory compliance requirements
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems
• Experience improving processes and implementing efficiencies
• Team management experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders

Personal Attributes

• Commercially aware and analytical
• Trustworthy, professional, adaptable
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to shape and improve finance systems, processes and reporting
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Genuine opportunity to make a visible impact within a growing organisation

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Finance Manager looking to take ownership of a broad finance function, lead a team, and play a key role in supporting the continued growth and success of the business.