Finance Manager

Westmoore Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing family-run business in North Yorkshire is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to enhance financial controls and modernize systems. The ideal candidate will have advanced Xero skills and a strong understanding of month-end reporting. Responsibilities include optimizing financial systems, designing efficient workflows, and delivering training. This role offers autonomy to impact a developing business. Apply now for a rewarding opportunity.

Benefits

Opportunity to make a real impact

Autonomy to improve systems

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience at a similar level in finance roles.
• Strong understanding of month-end processes and reporting.
• Hands-on approach to deliver improvements quickly.

Responsibilities

• Enhance financial systems and optimize Xero configurations.
• Design and implement streamlined reporting processes.
• Develop a depreciation policy and manage compliance.
• Create clear management reports and dashboards.
• Deliver training sessions and documentation for the team.

Skills

Management Accounting

Finance Management

Reconciliations

Excel

Xero accounting software

Reporting

Process improvements

Tools

Office 365

Xero

Job description

About the Company

A well respected and growing family‑run business based in North Yorkshire are on the hunt for a Finance Manager to strengthen financial controls and modernise their systems.

You will help to deliver key process improvements, reporting enhancements, and systems integrations.

This is a hands‑on, impactful project working directly with the leadership team perfect for someone who enjoys improving processes, implementing best practices, and seeing tangible results.

The Opportunity

We re looking for a qualified or highly experienced Finance Manager with advanced Xero expertise to take ownership of the finance department. You ll review and refine the financial systems, streamline month-end reporting, and set up practical workflows using Office 365, ensuring everything is well‑documented and easy for the internal team to maintain.

You ll be supported by the leadership team and external consultants, but this role will suit someone who thrives in an autonomous, problem‑solving environment.

What You ll Be Doing

• Enhance financial systems optimise Xero configurations, refine the Chart of Accounts, and create segmented reporting for different business units.
• Improve efficiency design and implement streamlined month-end and reporting processes.
• Policy & compliance develop a depreciation policy, update the fixed asset register, and ensure best‑practice compliance.
• Automation & integrations link Xero with Office 365, Stora, and other tools to reduce manual work.
• Reporting & analysis create clear, customised management reports and dashboards (P&L, cashflow, KPIs).
• Training & knowledge transfer deliver training sessions, user guides, and simple step‑by‑step documentation for the in‑house team.
• Full month‑end process, creating management accounts with strong commentary to help enable the owners to make good commercial decisions.
• Cashflow forecasting.
• Managing payments to suppliers.
• Processing quarterly VAT returns & corporation tax.
• Produce monthly accruals & prepayments.

What We re Looking For

Essential:

• Proven experience at a similar level - Management Accountant, Finance Manager, Financial Accountant, Financial Controller.
• Strong understanding of month-end processes, reporting, and reconciliations
• Advanced skills in Excel and Office 365 (SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook)
• Hands‑on, practical approach able to deliver real improvements quickly

Desirable:

• Expert user of Xero accounting software
• Experience in agriculture, construction, or plant hire industries
• Familiarity with CIN7 Omni, VisionWeb, or Stora
• Previous interim, project, or systems implementation experience

What s In It for You

• The opportunity to make a real impact in a growing business
• Autonomy to shape and improve systems from the ground up
• A supportive, down‑to‑earth working environment

Apply now or contact Becki Moore at Westmoore Recruitment for more information.

Westmoore Recruitment are proud to be working in partnership with the employer and are acting in the capacity of an employment agency for this permanent recruitment.