Finance and Renewals Manager

Xact Placements Limited; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing organisation is seeking a Finance / Renewals Manager to manage customer renewals and core finance duties. The successful candidate will have strong bookkeeping skills and experience in finance or account management, ideally in a SaaS environment. Offering a salary of £35,000 to £40,000 per annum with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Experience in renewals, finance, account management, or similar roles.
• Familiarity with an accounting system is essential.
• Ability to create a VAT Return and perform payroll functions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and coordinate service renewals and present proposals to clients.
• Raise invoices and prepare VAT returns.
• Manage payroll and maintain accurate financial records.

Skills

Strong bookkeeping skills

Customer success experience

Strong communication skills

Solid IT proficiency

Time-management skills

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Finance / Renewals Manager
Location: SW London
Salary: £35,000–£40,000 per annum
Hybrid working

Overview

A growing organisation is seeking a Finance / Renewals Manager with strong bookkeeping skills. The role combines customer renewals management with core finance duties.

Duties

• Renewals (1–3 days per week): Identify upcoming service renewals and coordinate with suppliers and engineering teams. Prepare and present renewal proposals to clients, explaining benefits and securing approval. Instruct suppliers to renew services and ensure clients are billed accurately. Produce weekly billing reports and upcoming schedules for engineering teams. Invoice jobs and orders, monitor project costs, and flag any overruns.
• Finance / Bookkeeping (2–3 days per week): Raise invoices for goods and services. Complete bank reconciliations and prepare VAT returns. Manage payroll and pensions. Use accounting software to maintain accurate financial records.

Requirements

• Experience in renewals, finance, customer success, account management, or similar roles (ideally in a SaaS environment).
• Familiarity with an accounting system is essential!
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Solid IT proficiency and ability to automate tasks.
• Good time-management, especially during busy periods.
• Ideally you will be able to create a VAT Return, reconcile the bank, do payroll and pensions for the companies employees.
• Strong understanding of bookkeeping and accounting processes.

Salary

• Basic salary £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience