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.

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£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

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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

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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