Finance Manager

Candidate Source - TEAM; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct access to CEO

Career path to CFO

Exposure to capital projects

Job summary

Candidate Source - TEAM is seeking a Finance Manager for a capital-intensive manufacturing operation in Ellesmere Port. You will own the numbers from construction through to full production, with direct exposure to the CEO, board and investors.

This senior, hands-on role shapes systems, controls and reporting, influences commercial decisions, and offers a defined path toward a CFO position as the group grows.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.
• Manufacturing/industrial or infrastructure experience, ideally with capital projects or plant commissioning.
• Experience building or improving an internal financial function with accounting systems and controls.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability, with board-ready integrated models.
• Experience with management accounts, cash forecasting, audit and statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts, variance analysis, cash forecasts and board reporting.
• Control capital expenditure across the plant build, including contractor payments and cost-to-complete reporting.
• Build the internal function by implementing accounting systems, payroll, expenses, credit control and controls.
• Own and develop the integrated financial model for scenario analysis supporting decisions.
• Support fundraising, investor reporting, lender requirements and due diligence.
• Oversee VAT, statutory accounts, audit, tax, banking and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel

Board reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Job description

You'll have the opportunity to build the financial foundations of a growing manufacturing operation, rather than inherit someone else's processes. As Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of the numbers from construction and commissioning through to full production, with direct exposure to the CEO, board and investors.

This is a senior, hands-on appointment where you'll shape systems, controls and reporting while influencing commercial decisions across a capital-intensive operation. As the group grows, there is also a defined development path towards a CFO position.

What's in it for you

• Salary of £65,000 - £75,000 per annum
• Direct access to the CEO, Plant Director and board
• Genuine ownership of building the company's in-house financial function
• Defined development path towards a future CFO position
• Exposure to major capital projects, commissioning and operational manufacturing
• Opportunity to influence commercial decisions, investment reporting and future growth

Your responsibilities as Finance Manager

• Produce monthly management accounts, variance analysis, cash forecasts and board reporting, giving senior stakeholders clear visibility of performance
• Control capital expenditure across the plant build, including contractor payments, variations, cost-to-complete reporting and contingency
• Build the internal function by implementing accounting systems, month-end processes, payroll, expenses, credit control and appropriate controls
• Own and develop the integrated financial model, providing scenario analysis to support commercial and strategic decisions
• Support fundraising, investor reporting, lender requirements, covenant compliance and due diligence activity
• Oversee VAT, statutory accounts, audit, tax, banking, insurance and relevant regulatory requirements

What we're looking for in a Finance Manager

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant
• Background within manufacturing, industrial or infrastructure environments, ideally with exposure to capital projects or plant commissioning
• Evidence of building or substantially improving an internal financial function, including accounting systems and controls
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability, including ownership of integrated models suitable for board-level reporting
• Experience covering management accounts, cash forecasting, audit, statutory requirements and senior stakeholder reporting