Senior Finance Manager

Randstad; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a qualified accountant with extensive experience in financial management and reporting. This role involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and driving improvements across multiple entities. You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver timely and accurate financial insights while supporting budgeting and long-term planning initiatives. If you possess strong problem-solving skills and a passion for financial excellence, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-qualification experience in a senior finance position.
• In-depth understanding of financial principles and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely completion of financial reporting packs for clients.
• Monitor service charge accounts and financial transactions.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to align with strategic goals.

Skills

Financial Management

Reporting

Problem-Solving

Stakeholder Management

Process Improvement

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA Qualified

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Key tasks and responsibilities include the following:

Financial management and reporting

• Ensure timely and accurate completion of monthly financial and management reporting packs for institutional clients
• Monitor service charge accounts and property-related financial transactions, ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Proactively manage the finance relationship with internal and external service providers including the establishment and monitoring of service level agreements.
• Analyse financial data to identify areas for improvement and provide actionable insights.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning initiatives.
• Co-ordinate with key stakeholders to ensure that reporting commitments for each of the properties are met and that any issues are appropriately resolved on a timely basis.
• Oversee the financial management of the portfolio ensuring all key reconciliations are completed appropriately and with supporting documentation.
• Working with internal colleagues and external consultants to ensure compliance with filing obligations relevant to the property portfolio.
• Provide support to colleagues in the Accounts Payable and Cash Management teams to resolve queries and ensure that both the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable subledgers are maintained to a high standard, accurate and up to date.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

To succeed in this role, you will need the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified accountant with over 5 years of post-qualification experience in a senior finance position.
• In-depth understanding of financial principles, operational processes, and industry best practices.
• Proven experience in managing accounting functions, driving process improvements, and overseeing month-end and year-end close activities across multiple entities, including financial and management reporting.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and implement effective solutions to achieve quick results, and challenge existing practices and policies.
• Experience in driving financial and operational improvements, particularly through the use of technology.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to foster strong working relationships with key stakeholders.

Randstad encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Whilst appointments will be made on merit alone candidates must be able to prove their right to work in the UK or the Republic of Ireland (as relevant). Randstad acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003

experience

4 years pqe plus

qualifications

acca