Finance Manager

IPS Finance; Bingley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing SME in Bingley is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee finance operations and support a scaling team. This role involves leading the finance function, enhancing reporting, and improving processes to enable strategic decisions. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills and a collaborative mindset, aiming for significant impact in a fast-paced environment. An excellent opportunity for someone ambitious looking to progress in their finance career within an investor-backed organization.

Qualifications

• Ambitious and ready for a wider leadership role.
• Strong analytical skills to turn data into meaningful insight.
• Experience improving financial systems, reporting, or processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day finance operations and ownership of finance function.
• Develop and mentor the finance team.
• Enhance financial reporting and profitability analysis.
• Improve processes, controls, and systems.
• Support stock, logistics, and operational productivity reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Process improvement

Collaboration

Tools

Xero

Job description

Overview

A rapidly growing, investor-backed SME in Bingley is seeking a driven and commercially minded Finance Manager to support its Finance & Commercial Director during an important phase of scale-up and additional investment.

The Finance Manager will take responsibility for overseeing the day‑to‑day finance function, supporting and developing a small team, and giving the Finance & Commercial Director the time to focus on commercial strategy, growth, and investor relations. This role is ideal for someone ready to step up and take ownership and looking for a meaningful progression opportunity.

It is a hands‑on, fast‑paced environment. While core processes such as invoicing are already in place, the business needs someone who can transform raw data into clear insight, improve visibility around client‑level profitability, engineer productivity, stock and logistics, and enable more informed commercial decisions. The company currently uses Xero but plans to implement a more advanced CRM, offering the incoming Finance Manager the chance to influence the future financial systems landscape.

It is an excellent opportunity for someone hungry, analytical, and commercially curious—someone who isn't afraid to challenge, drive improvements, and help introduce the discipline and structure expected in an investor‑backed, scaling organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Overseeing day‑to‑day finance operations and taking ownership of the finance function
• Developing and mentoring the finance team
• Enhancing financial reporting, insight, and profitability analysis
• Improving processes, controls, and systems
• Supporting stock, logistics, and operational productivity reporting

Ideal candidate profile

• Ambitious and ready for a wider leadership role
• Strong analytical skills and able to turn data into meaningful insight
• Experience improving systems, reporting or processes
• Confident, collaborative, and eager to make a significant impact

For the right person, this is an excellent opportunity to join a scaling SME at a pivotal moment—helping shape the finance function, drive better performance, and play a meaningful role in the company's next stage of growth.

Contact

If you are interested in this Finance Manager opportunity or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Warwick at IPS Finance.