A large, private equity-backed business is seeking an ambitious Financial Accounting Manager to join its growing finance function.
This is a high-profile role within a fast-paced and evolving organisation, offering the opportunity to lead a small team, partner with operational stakeholders, and play a key role in driving financial performance, controls, and continuous improvement across the business.
We're looking for a qualified accountant with strong financial accounting experience gained within a medium to large organisation, who thrives in an environment where priorities can shift quickly and multiple deadlines need to be managed simultaneously.
The Opportunity Working closely with both finance and operational leadership teams, you'll be responsible for ensuring robust financial controls, delivering accurate reporting, and providing meaningful insight that supports commercial decision-making.
Alongside managing a small team, you'll be expected to challenge existing processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and help elevate the quality of financial information across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop a small finance team.
- Oversee month-end activities and support the production of accurate monthly management reporting.
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed accurately and on time.
- Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, controls and reporting.
- Monitor compliance with finance policies and governance procedures.
- Provide detailed analysis of costs, revenue and business performance trends.
- Turn complex financial data into clear insight, recommendations and management presentations.
- Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to support forecasting and planning activities.
- Challenge forecasts and assumptions to improve decision-making and business performance.
- Review project and contract performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
- Maintain strong cost control and financial visibility to support margin delivery.
- Coordinate audit requirements and ensure the business remains audit-ready.
- Act as a key finance representative within operational and business review meetings.
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong financial accounting background gained within a medium to large business environment.
- Previous experience managing or mentoring finance team members.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable building relationships and influencing non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actions.
- Process improvement mindset with a track record of driving positive change.
- Able to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
- Salary of £70,000 - £80,000
- Annual bonus
- Hybrid working model
- Strong visibility to senior leadership
- Opportunity to join a growing PE-backed business during an exciting period of development
- Supportive and collaborative culture with genuine progression opportunities
