Finance Manager

Iconic Resourcing Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Finance Manager to join a well-known brand in Scotland. The role involves preparing monthly management accounts, leading a team, and managing budgeting and forecasting. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) and strong leadership skills. A competitive salary and benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Excellent salary and benefits package

Qualifications

• Must be a fully qualified accountant with at least 3 years PQE.
• Proven experience in management accounting is essential.
• Experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts including balance sheet, P&L, and cashflow statements.
• Lead and develop a team of Finance Assistants.
• Manage cashflow forecasting and optimize working capital.

Skills

Management accounting experience

Team leadership

Excellent commercial acumen

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Iconic Resourcing are delighted to be working closely with a household name brand in an incredibly attractive sector in their search for a Finance Manager to join the team. This is a newly created role and requires a strong team leader. Our client is seeking a high calibre qualified (essential) accountant with at least 3 years PQE in a similar role. This role has team leadership responsibilities as well as being very hands on with budgeting, forecasting and being a key business partner.

On offer is an excellent salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work with a brand you'll be sure to recognise!

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts including balance sheet, P&L, and cashflow statements to meet tight reporting deadlines
• Review trial balance accuracy, prepare journals (accruals, prepayments), and maintain rigorous balance sheet reconciliations to ensure strong financial controls
• Lead and develop a team of Finance Assistants, overseeing daily operations, providing mentoring, and supporting transactional processing and working capital management
• Manage cashflow forecasting, monitoring, and credit control activities to optimize working capital
• Support the Head of Finance in preparing monthly Board packs and ad hoc financial reporting and analysis
• Maintain and enhance financial policies, processes, and internal controls to drive continuous improvement
• Ensure regulatory compliance including VAT returns (monthly/quarterly) and coordinate year-end reporting with external auditors
• Oversee accounts payable processes and supplier payment management

Previous Experience

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with 3 years PQE minimum. You will have excellent management accounting experience, ideally within a high volume, fast‑paced sector. Team leadership or supervisory experience is required as is excellent commercial acumen. This business is keen on providing progression opportunities, so being driven and ambitious is key too.

On offer is strong base salary plus excellent benefits for this permanent role.

Next Steps - How to Apply

If you think you have the experience that we are looking for we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV or contact Cameron Brown at Iconic Resourcing for more information. All conversations will be kept confidential.

Iconic Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be treated as such. We act as both an employment business and an employment agency.