Finance Manager

Forge Talent; Bury; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Broad exposure across finance functions

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a Finance Manager to support global alignment of finance operations. This hybrid role involves managing audit deliverables and driving improvements in financial processes across international regions. Candidates should be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with strong technical accounting expertise and at least 3 years of experience. Join in a significant role within a high-growth global retailer and make a real impact on finance operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years post-qualified experience in a finance role.
• Hands-on experience in managing group audit processes.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and provide clear insights.
• Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into insights.
• Excellent communicator who can influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead store impairment reviews and own high-impact accounting projects.
• Collaborate closely with global finance teams.
• Design and deliver engaging financial training sessions.
• Serve as the go-to for component audit queries with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Operate and monitor key controls across global finance processes to drive compliance and governance maturity.
• Analyse large-scale P&L and balance sheet data to inform accounting decisions.

Skills

Technical accounting

IFRS knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication

Process-driven

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified

Job description

This range is provided by Forge Talent. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Talent Manager at Forge Talent - Building relationships across the North West with finance professionals from recently qualified to CFO level

Finance Manager – Global Finance Integration

• Bury, Greater Manchester
• Hybrid working available

Forge Talent has partnered with a high-growth, multi-brand international retailer to appoint a Finance Manager Role sat in the Global team. This is a key role supporting global alignment of finance operations, group-wide policy application, and effective collaboration across international teams. You’ll be the glue between UK Group Finance and regional finance functions across Europe, North America, and APAC, working to ensure consistent financial reporting, smooth audit processes, and successful integration of accounting policy and controls.

The Role

This is not your standard technical finance role. It’s for someone who enjoys leading change, joining the dots across a global business, and driving improvements in process, data and control frameworks. You’ll take ownership of core financial processes such as impairment testing and policy alignment, manage audit deliverables with external auditors, and lead key integration initiatives to elevate financial consistency and compliance across regions. This role will suit a 2nd mover out of practice, ideally with a strong technical accounting background with experience applying IFRS, especially IAS 36.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead store impairment reviews and own other high-impact accounting projects, including policy alignment and process improvement.
• Collaborate closely with global finance teams and support the delivery of critical outputs, including financial disclosures and performance insights.
• Design and deliver engaging financial training sessions to raise accounting standards group-wide.
• Be the go-to for component audit queries, acting as a key liaison with external audit teams and internal stakeholders.
• Operate and monitor key controls across global finance processes, driving compliance and governance maturity.
• Analyse large-scale P&L and balance sheet data at store and regional level to inform accounting decisions.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of the group internal controls framework ensuring smooth operation and testing.
• Partner with other group finance teams including Reporting, FP&A, Finance Transformation and Internal Controls to deliver collective outcomes.

What You’ll Need

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified with 3+ years post-qualified experience
• Strong technical accounting background with experience applying IFRS, especially IAS 36
• Hands-on experience managing or contributing to group audit processes, ideally across multiple territories
• Analytical mindset with the ability to work with complex data sets and translate into clear insights
• Excellent communicator who can influence, coach and collaborate across senior stakeholders
• Process-driven with a passion for driving change, consistency and best practice
• Resilient, organised, and thrives in a fast-moving environment

What’s In It For You?

• Join a major global retail group at the heart of a finance transformation journey
• Drive genuine impact and influence how finance operates across international regions
• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• Broad exposure across technical finance, controls, audit, and transformation
• Autonomy to lead on key projects with high visibility across the group

If you're looking for a global-facing, hands-on technical finance role with scope to grow and deliver real change,

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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