Finance Manager

Halliday Marx; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliday Marx has exclusively partnered with a leading British manufacturing group to recruit a Finance Manager in Birmingham. The role offers hybrid working (4 days in) or in-office and sits within a small finance team to own month-end, trial balance, and statutory audits.

You will drive process improvements, manage ERP migration projects, and ensure robust financial controls across the full finance cycle, including payroll, receipts, and statutory compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or finalist with exams this year.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of month-end close and maintain the nominal ledger.
• Produce and review the trial balance and resolve variances.
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Lead year-end statutory audit and be the main point of contact for auditors.
• Review and improve finance processes, controls and reporting with automation/AI.
• Lead ERP migration: requirements gathering, process mapping, data cleansing, testing, go-live.
• Oversee statutory and tax compliance.
• Manage bank reconciliations across all accounts.
• Oversee purchase and sales ledgers.
• Run payroll.

Skills

Month-end close

Trial balance

Financial reporting

ERP migration

Automation AI

Bank reconciliations

Internal controls

Tax compliance

Education

ACCA/ACCA/CIMA or finalist

Tools

Access Dimensions

Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC

Job description

Halliday Marx have exclusively partnered with an outstanding British Manufacturing firm, a global leader in their field in the search for a new Finance Manager..

Hybrid (4 days in) or in office

Birmingham

Working as part of a small finance team, you will take ownership of the month-end process, trial balance, statutory audit and wider financial controls, while sharing day-to-day transactional responsibilities with another member of the team.

The Role:

Taking ownership of the month-end close and maintaining the nominal ledger

Producing and reviewing the trial balance, resolving variances

Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts

Managing the year-end statutory audit and acting as the main point of contact for external auditors

Reviewing and improving finance processes, controls and reporting, making effective use of automation and AI

Playing a leading role in the planned ERP migration, including requirements gathering, process mapping, data cleansing, testing and go-live

Overseeing statutory and tax compliance

Managing bank reconciliations across all accounts

Overseeing purchase ledger and sales ledger

Running payroll

Ideally, you will have or be:

Recently qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent or be a finalist with exams this year

Experience within a manufacturing or product-based SME

A strong understanding of the full finance cycle, with the confidence to take ownership in a small finance team

A proactive approach to technology, with experience of adopting or implementing new systems, automation or AI tools

A strong desire to review and improve processes rather than simply maintain them

Well-organised with strong attention to detail

Experience using Access Dimensions and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central a bonus

Previous involvement in an ERP migration or systems implementation

Experience within a manufacturing or product-based SME