Finance Manager

Absoft, an Applexus Company; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Health Cash Plan

Group Income Protection

Critical Illness Cover

Life Assurance

Perkbox Platform

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Applexus Limited is seeking a proactive Finance Manager to act as the UK-based point of contact for day-to-day financial operations in Aberdeen. The role combines financial control, accuracy, and coordination across UK operations with a bridge to offshore teams.

Ideal candidates are early in their finance career, part-qualified or newly qualified (ACCA/CIMA/CA or equivalent), looking to broaden exposure across payments, payroll, compliance and stakeholder management within a growing,

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance or accounting role.
• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CA or equivalent), or working towards qualification.
• Experience supporting core finance processes (e.g. accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll or general finance operations).
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse, validate and interpret financial data.
• Experience using accounting software or finance systems.
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy and financial control.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicator, able to liaise effectively with stakeholders across different teams and locations.
• Proactive mindset, with the ability to take ownership and identify improvements.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary point of contact for finance-related queries across the UK business, providing clear guidance and support to internal stakeholders.
• Providing local oversight and control of finance activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal processes and external requirements.
• Supporting accounts payable processes, including supplier validation, invoice review and sense-checking, and ensuring appropriate approvals and coding are in place.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to confirm receipt of goods and services, supporting robust controls around invoice processing.
• Validating that accounts payable and receivable transactions are accurately recorded within accounting systems.
• Acting as a local contact for accounts receivable queries, supporting the resolution of billing issues and following up on outstanding invoices where required.
• Reviewing and validating credit card statements and expense submissions, ensuring appropriate documentation and policy adherence.
• Providing overall ownership for payroll activities in the UK and supporting employees with payroll-related queries.
• Acting as a point of contact for HMRC and other regulatory bodies, supporting information requests and coordinating responses to audits or inspections.
• Managing internal and external audit processes by providing documentation, coordinating evidence, and maintaining clear audit trails.
• Maintaining accurate, organised financial records and ensuring documentation is accessible and audit-ready.
• Working closely with global Finance teams to ensure alignment, timely processing, and visibility of any risks, issues, or delays.

Skills

Excel skills

Accounting software

Stakeholder communication

Financial data analysis

Education

ACCA/CIMA/CA or equivalent

Job description

Employment: Full-time

Location: Aberdeen Office Based / Hybrid

Salary: Excellent basic salary. Additional benefits include Private healthcare, Health Cash Plan, Group Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover, Life Assurance, Access to Perkbox Platform, Cycle to Work Scheme

A bit about us

We’re Applexus Limited, a global IT Consultancy with a people-centric and collaborative culture focused on employee well-being, learning and development and creating an excellent place for our people to work.

As an SAP Partner with over 30 years’ SAP experience, we provide wall-to-wall SAP advisory, implementation, development and support services.

Our mission is to deliver business process solutions of enduring value to our customers, through a combination of technical expertise, best practice and innovation – this is where you come in!

A bit about the role

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Manager to act as the UK-based point of contact for day-to-day finance activities.

This is a hands-on role focused on ensuring financial control, accuracy, and coordination across our UK operations. You will work closely with our global Finance team, who manage the majority of transactional processing and reporting, acting as the bridge between the UK business and offshore teams.

The role is ideally suited to someone early in their Finance career (e.g. part-qualified or newly qualified accountant) who is looking to broaden their experience across finance operations, compliance, and stakeholder management within a growing, international business.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as the primary point of contact for finance-related queries across the UK business, providing clear guidance and support to internal stakeholders
• Providing local oversight and control of finance activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal processes and external requirements
• Supporting accounts payable processes, including supplier validation, invoice review and sense-checking, and ensuring appropriate approvals and coding are in place
• Coordinating with stakeholders to confirm receipt of goods and services, supporting robust controls around invoice processing
• Validating that accounts payable and receivable transactions are accurately recorded within accounting systems
• Acting as a local contact for accounts receivable queries, supporting the resolution of billing issues and following up on outstanding invoices where required
• Reviewing and validating credit card statements and expense submissions, ensuring appropriate documentation and policy adherence
• Providing overall ownership for payroll activities in the UK and supporting employees with payroll-related queries
• Acting as a point of contact for HMRC and other regulatory bodies, supporting information requests and coordinating responses to audits or inspections
• Managing internal and external audit processes by providing documentation, coordinating evidence, and maintaining clear audit trails
• Maintaining accurate, organised financial records and ensuring documentation is accessible and audit-ready
• Working closely with global Finance teams to ensure alignment, timely processing, and visibility of any risks, issues, or delays

What we want from you

Essential

• Experience in a finance or accounting role
• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CA or equivalent), or working towards qualification
• Experience supporting core finance processes (e.g. accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll or general finance operations)
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse, validate and interpret financial data
• Experience using accounting software or finance systems
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy and financial control
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Confident communicator, able to liaise effectively with stakeholders across different teams and locations
• Proactive mindset, with the ability to take ownership and identify improvements

Desirable

• Experience working within a shared service or global finance model
• Exposure to audit processes or regulatory interactions (e.g. HMRC)
• Experience supporting financial controls and compliance activities
• Familiarity with expense management tools and processes