Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Sheffield

Reporting To: Gareth Lloyd

Description

We're looking for a Finance Manager to support our Finance Director in delivering strategic financial leadership and operational excellence across the business. This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified accountant to bridge finance and the wider organisation, providing meaningful financial insight, improving processes, and helping drive business performance. You'll play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, strengthening financial controls, and supporting informed commercial decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and insightful commentary to support business performance.
• Support the budgeting, forecasting and long‑term financial planning processes, monitoring performance against targets and recommending corrective actions where required.
• Manage day‑to‑day banking activities, maintain robust financial controls and assist in the preparation of statutory accounts and the year‑end audit.
• Provide timely, accurate financial reporting and analysis to support strategic decision‑making across the business.
• Identify financial trends, risks and opportunities, contributing to initiatives that improve profitability, efficiency and sustainable growth.
• Develop financial models and commercial insights to support new business initiatives and wider organisational objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement by streamlining finance processes and supporting the adoption of technology and AI to enhance reporting and controls.
• Build strong relationships across the business, translating financial information into clear, actionable insights while promoting a collaborative and commercially focused finance function.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Newly qualified ACA or ACCA (or equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with a good understanding of UK GAAP.
• Experience preparing management accounts and financial reporting.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence using financial systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to explain financial information clearly to non‑finance colleagues.
• A proactive approach to problem‑solving and continuous improvement.
• The ability to work effectively in a deadline‑driven environment.
• A commercial mindset with an interest in using technology and AI to improve finance processes.