Finance Manager

Vitae Financial Recruitment; Gerrards Cross; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus 10-15%

Private medical insurance

Hybrid work (2 days in office / 3 from

home

Job summary

Vitae Financial Recruitment presents a Finance Manager role in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. The position is hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 from home) with clear progression opportunities in a nationwide leader.

You will lead a small finance team, own monthly management accounts, and drive budgeting/forecasting while providing commercial insight to support decision-making. Salary 65–75k, £5k car allowance, bonus 10–15%, private medical.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Experience working effectively in complex environments.
• Clear communicator who remains calm under pressure.
• Demonstrated success in business and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small finance team, ensuring timely, high-quality management accounting outputs.
• Own the monthly management accounts, including variance analysis, accruals, and clear performance commentary.
• Drive the budgeting and forecasting process, partnering with stakeholders to challenge assumptions and improve financial accuracy.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner, providing commercial insight and decision support across the business.
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis, KPIs, and forecasts to highlight risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Build and maintain financial models and scenario analysis to support planning and strategic initiatives.
• Support business cases, investment appraisals, and cost-optimisation initiatives with robust financial insight.
• Continuously improve financial processes, reporting, and controls to increase efficiency and value.

Skills

Leadership

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Financial modelling

Job description

Finance Manager, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire (Hybrid- 2 days in the office/ 3 from home)

65- 75kpa plus benefits, including 5k car allowance, Bonus (circa 10-15%), Private Medical.

About the Role We are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a nationwide leader in their field, following a recent acquisition, have created a new role. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated finance professional to join a supportive and dynamic environment. The business values career progression and future roles will be on offer within the business.

Key Duties

• Lead and develop a small finance team, ensuring timely, high-quality management accounting outputs.
• Own the monthly management accounts, including variance analysis, accruals, and clear performance commentary.
• Drive the budgeting and forecasting process, partnering with stakeholders to challenge assumptions and improve financial accuracy.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner, providing commercial insight and decision support across the business.
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis, KPIs, and forecasts to highlight risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Build and maintain financial models and scenario analysis to support planning and strategic initiatives.
• Support business cases, investment appraisals, and cost-optimisation initiatives with robust financial insight.
• Continuously improve financial processes, reporting, and controls to increase efficiency and value.

The Ideal Candidate

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Experience working effectively in complex environments
• Clear communicator who remains calm under pressure
• Demonstrated success in business and process improvement initiatives