Finance Business Manager

£55,000 – £60,000 | Hybrid | Permanent

We are working with a well-established, purpose-led organisation to appoint an experienced Finance Business Manager to join its senior finance function.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified finance professional who wants to operate as a genuine strategic finance partner, providing insight and challenge to senior stakeholders while leading a small team.

The organisation is looking for someone who can move beyond traditional financial reporting and help shape financial planning, forecasting and decision-making across the organisation.

The Role

Reporting into the Head of Finance, you will take ownership of a broad range of strategic finance responsibilities, including:

• Leading the annual budgeting and financial planning process.
• Developing and maintaining accurate financial forecasts, with a focus on improving monthly forecasting.
• Leading cash-flow forecasting and providing insight into financial performance.
• Taking responsibility for actuals, results and financial performance reporting.
• Providing high-quality financial analysis and insight to senior stakeholders and budget holders.
• Challenging and supporting budget holders to improve financial decision-making.
• Managing and developing two Finance Business Partners.
• Leading the annual audit process and working closely with external auditors.
• Preparing and presenting financial information to a range of stakeholders.
• Supporting the wider finance function with strategic financial projects and improvements.
• Using data and reporting tools, including Power BI, to provide meaningful financial insight.

This is not an operational transactional finance role. The emphasis is firmly on FP&A, financial planning, business partnering, leadership and providing the insight required to support organisational decision-making.

About You

We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post-qualified experience and a strong track record within a similar senior finance environment.

You will ideally have:

• 5–10+ years' experience within finance, with strong post-qualified experience.
• Proven experience across budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Strong business partnering experience with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing and developing finance professionals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information to different audiences.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capability.
• Experience using Power BI and financial systems such as Modulize.
• Experience of audit and statutory financial processes.
• An understanding of VAT would be advantageous, particularly partial exemption VAT, although this is not essential.
• The confidence and credibility to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.

We are particularly interested in individuals who combine strong technical finance capability with excellent interpersonal skills.

What’s on Offer?

• Salary of £55,000 – £60,000.
• Hybrid working, with approximately 1 day a week.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• The opportunity to work in a purpose-led organisation where finance plays an important role in organisational decision-making.
• Significant exposure to senior leadership and strategic financial planning.
• The opportunity to lead and develop an established finance team.
• A role with genuine scope to influence how financial planning and performance are managed across the organisation.

Interested?