Finance Manager

Optimise by Recruitment Ltd; Brimington CP; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Brimington is seeking a Finance Manager to lead a finance team and oversee management accounts. This role requires strong experience in finance within an SME environment, including proficiency in Sage 50 and Excel. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment focused on cash flow and profitability. The position offers opportunities for influence and long-term progression.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape finance systems and processes

Long-term scope for progression

Qualifications

• Experience in an SME environment is preferred.
• Industry experience in manufacturing, engineering, construction or similar is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a finance team of four.
• Full ownership of management accounts and month-end processes.
• Maintain and improve cash-flow tracking and working capital discipline.
• Oversee intercompany and group reconciliations.
• Support decision-making on asset management and financial controls.
• Drive finance process improvements.

Skills

Proven experience as a Finance Manager or senior finance lead

Strong knowledge of Sage 50

Excellent Excel capability

Comfortable managing complexity

Confident leading a team

Tools

Sage 50

Excel

Job description

The Opportunity

We're looking for a hands‑on Finance Manager who thrives in real‑world finance, balancing the detail of ledgers and reconciliations with the commercial awareness of cash flow, profitability, and operational impact. You'll lead a finance team, drive process improvements, and act as the steady financial voice in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a finance team of four, ensuring accuracy, accountability and performance
• Full ownership of management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and month‑end processes
• Maintain and improve cash‑flow tracking, forecasting, and working capital discipline
• Oversee intercompany and group reconciliations, ensuring ledgers are clean and aligned
• Support decision‑making on asset management, capital spend and financial controls
• Drive finance process improvements and support upcoming system upgrades / migrations
• Be a proactive partner to operations, understanding commercial drivers, not just numbers

About You

• Proven experience as a Finance Manager or senior finance lead within an SME environment
• Strong knowledge of Sage 50 (essential) and excellent Excel capability
• Comfortable managing complexity, group accounts, reconciliations, cash, capex
• Confident leading a team, setting standards, and managing day‑to‑day activities
• Hands‑on, proactive, and solution‑focused, someone who brings clarity, not just reports
• Industry experience in manufacturing, engineering, construction or similar (preferred)

What You’ll Gain

• Real influence, your work directly impacts performance and growth
• Opportunity to shape finance systems, processes and team culture
• A business investing heavily and ready for someone to take control and make change
• Long‑term scope for progression as the group continues to scale

Interested?

If you're a finance leader who wants ownership, pace, and impact, not just routines and reports, this is the move where you steer the ship, not just count the waves.