Area Finance Manager

Hempel A/S; Darwen; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Area Finance Manager, where your expertise will drive financial clarity across the UK and Europe. This role emphasizes collaboration and insight generation, transforming complex data into actionable strategies. You'll oversee critical financial processes, ensure compliance, and contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of finance. With a hybrid working model and a commitment to diversity, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment. Take the next step in your career and be part of a team that values growth and inclusivity.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Private health insurance

Competitive pension scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Background in finance, accounting, or auditing with a recognized qualification.
• Comfort working across teams, time zones, and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate financial reporting with the Global Business Services team.
• Guide and support an international finance team.

Skills

Finance

Accounting

Auditing

Financial Storytelling

Collaboration

Education

Recognized Accounting Qualification

Tools

SAP

Excel

OneStream

Job description

Join Crown Paints and Hempel as our new Area Finance Manager

At Crown Paints and Hempel, we're building a brighter future through sustainable solutions and purposeful partnerships. As our Area Finance Manager, you'll contribute to the financial direction of our business across the UK, Ireland, and parts of Europe-bringing clarity to complex data and supporting confident decision-making.

This position is based in Darwen, UK, and offers a hybrid working model.

A finance role where your impact is felt

This role oversees key financial processes, ensures compliance across borders, and connects with teams to turn numbers into insights. Collaboration is central-this is about building trust, sharing knowledge, and finding better ways of working together. Join a company where finance isn't just about reporting-it's about enabling progress. Let's shape what's next together!

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure accurate financial reporting, in partnership with our Global Business Services team

• Guide and support an international finance team

• Oversee compliance with statutory, audit and tax regulations in multiple locations

• Interpret financial data to support regional and global decisions

• Participate in improvement initiatives as part of our NextGen Finance project

• Collaborate across departments and geographies on finance operations

• Contribute to projects focused on simplifying and aligning global finance processes

What helps in this role:

• Background in finance, accounting, or auditing, with a recognised accounting qualification

• Familiarity with tools like SAP, Excel, or OneStream

• Interest in financial storytelling and insight generation

• Comfort working across teams, time zones, and cultures

• An open, curious approach and a focus on continuous learning

Why join Crown Paints and Hempel?

We're a global company with local heart. Here, people are encouraged to contribute, grow, and shape the future of their work. We believe diversity leads to better outcomes and are committed to building an inclusive environment where every voice matters.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Flexible working arrangements

• Private health insurance

• Competitive pension scheme

Sound like a good fit? Join us and help shape a finance function that makes a difference!

Apply now and take the next step in a career with purpose.

Application due
2025-06-05
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Job Functions
Accounting / Auditing, Finance, Management
Industry

Chemicals

Crown Paints is one of UK's most renown paint manufacturers and we have been manufacturing for over 200 years, with over 60 years proudly holding the Royal Warrant. However, what really sets Crown apart is the support we provide for cultural, humanitarian and scientific causes across the world through our ownership structure. Crown Paints is part of the Hempel Group, which gives our company stability and our employees extended, global career possibilities.

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• £50000 - £60000 per annum + Free parking, holidays, flex working hours