Finance Manager

Permanent Futures Limited; Chapeltown; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing business is seeking a Finance Manager to take charge of financial control and support stakeholders. Responsibilities include cash management, overseeing banking arrangements, and preparing statutory accounts. The ideal candidate should have manufacturing finance experience and a strong understanding of cost control and cashflow management in a fast-paced operational setting.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a production-led environment.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial governance and ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee banking arrangements and cash management.
• Produce cashflow forecasts and manage reconciliations.
• Assist in preparing statutory accounts for auditors.

Skills

Manufacturing finance experience

Cost control knowledge

Cashflow management

Financial governance

Job description

We are partnering with a well‑established manufacturing business to recruit a Finance Manager with strong experience in a production‑led environment. This is a key operational finance role, supporting both finance and non‑finance stakeholders, with responsibility for financial control, cash management, statutory reporting, and board‑level reporting.

The successful candidate will bring hands‑on manufacturing finance experience, a strong understanding of cost control, working capital, and cashflow, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, operational setting.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintain strong financial governance across the business, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance.
• Oversee overall banking arrangements and ensure effective management of banking facilities.
• Ensure effective operation of the invoice discounting facility and actively minimise associated costs.
• Manage daily cash positions across the business.
• Create, review, and approve electronic payments in line with delegated authorities.
• Produce accurate cashflow forecasts on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Oversee all banking and cash reconciliations, ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Review completed Intrastat returns for accuracy and compliance.
• Assist in the preparation of annual statutory accounts and act as a key point of contact for external auditors.
• Maintain and develop robust financial controls and procedures across all divisions.
• Ensure consistent compliance with financial policies and processes.
• Identify opportunities for finance system and process improvements and work with the team to deliver agreed enhancements.
• Prepare consolidated accounts for senior management review.
• Review and reconcile balance sheets, ensuring integrity and accuracy.
• Review key financial reports and contribute to the preparation of Plc Board packs.

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