Finance & HR Manager

Streamline Search Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KPI-based bonus

Company pension

Permanent, full-time

Job summary

Streamline Search Ltd is recruiting a Finance & HR Manager for its Manchester operation. This hands-on role oversees the finance function, HR administration, and financial reporting to support senior leadership and budgets.

You will manage ledgers, VAT, audits, payroll summaries, and reporting, while driving process improvements. The position is office-based, Monday to Friday, with a salary of £38,000–£43,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Recognised financial qualification or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Previous management or supervisory experience
• Strong working knowledge of Sage accounting software
• Experience producing management accounts and financial reporting
• Excellent understanding of bookkeeping, VAT, reconciliations, and credit control
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Excellent organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Confident communicator, able to build relationships across the business and with head office
• Proactive, commercially minded, and able to work independently

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day finance function using Sage
• Oversee sales and purchase ledgers, bank reconciliations, VAT returns, and payment runs
• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports, and P&L analysis
• Monitor budgets, expenditure, cash flow, and credit control
• Liaise with external accountants and support annual audits
• Produce financial reports for senior management and head office
• Manage supplier relationships, contracts, and business renewals
• Identify and implement improvements to financial systems and business processes
• Oversee HR administration, including payroll summaries, timesheets, employee records, and reporting
• Manage an Administrative Assistant and ensure internal procedures are consistently followed
• Due to the nature of the business, responsibilities may evolve over time.

Education

Financial qualification

Tools

Sage

Excel

Word

Job description

Location: Newton Heath, Greater Manchester
Company Salary £38000 - £43000 per annum

Finance & HR Manager Required – Manchester – Full Time

Our client is a well-established manufacturing business, specialising in industrial packaging solutions for customers across a range of commercial and industrial sectors.

On behalf of our client, we are looking to recruit an experienced Finance & HR Manager. This is a varied, hands‑on role responsible for overseeing the company’s finance function while managing HR administration and supporting the senior leadership team with financial reporting, budgeting, and continuous business improvement.

Finance & HR Manager – Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day finance function using Sage
• Oversee sales and purchase ledgers, bank reconciliations, VAT returns, and payment runs
• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports, and P&L analysis
• Monitor budgets, expenditure, cash flow, and credit control
• Liaise with external accountants and support annual audits
• Produce financial reports for senior management and head office
• Manage supplier relationships, contracts, and business renewals
• Identify and implement improvements to financial systems and business processes
• Oversee HR administration, including payroll summaries, timesheets, employee records, and reporting
• Manage an Administrative Assistant and ensure internal procedures are consistently followed
• Due to the nature of the business, responsibilities may evolve over time.

Finance & HR Manager – Requirements

• Recognised financial qualification or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Previous management or supervisory experience
• Strong working knowledge of Sage accounting software
• Experience producing management accounts and financial reporting
• Excellent understanding of bookkeeping, VAT, reconciliations, and credit control
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Excellent organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Confident communicator, able to build relationships across the business and with head office
• Proactive, commercially minded, and able to work independently

Package

• Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
• £38,000 – £43,000 per annum (DOE)
• KPI-based bonus following successful probation
• Company pension
• Permanent, full-time position
• Office-based role (no remote working during the first 12 months)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing manufacturing business in a key management position, offering a varied role with genuine responsibility and the opportunity to influence business performance.