Finance Manager

Serco; Hart; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car / £4200 cash alternative

Private healthcare

Bonus scheme up to 20%

Flexible working considered

Pension – 6%

Job summary

Serco is seeking a Finance Manager to deliver accurate, timely financial results across its UK business. Hybrid role with three days onsite at Hook, RG27 9UY.

You will lead a mixed onshore and offshore team, own month-end close, and drive process improvements while ensuring balance sheet integrity and high-quality reporting. The role reports to the Senior Finance Manager and offers a competitive band 2 salary (£80,000–£90,000).

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent.
• Strong experience delivering monthly financial reporting in a complex environment.
• Control- and process-oriented with a clear view of best practice.
• Experience leading onshore/offshore teams and building stakeholder relationships.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement in finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of onshore and offshore Financial Accountants.
• Own and deliver the month-end close across assigned cost and revenue streams.
• Review and approve material accounting adjustments for accuracy and control.
• Support Senior Finance Managers in understanding results and reporting.

Skills

Team leadership

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/ACMA or equivalent

Job description

Finance Manager
Hybrid – X3 days onsite at our Hook office, RG27 9UY
Full Time, Permanent
Band 2 / £80,000 - £90,000 (dependent on experience)

The role

As Finance Manager, you’ll be responsible for delivering accurate, timely and controlled financial results across Serco’s UK business, which spans c.80 contracts across five business units and generates annual revenues of approximately £2.4bn.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you’ll lead a mixed onshore and offshore team of Financial Accountants, overseeing month-end close, balance sheet integrity, and high-quality financial reporting. You’ll play a critical role in supporting accurate A2R delivery and while continuously improving Finance processes and ways of working within the GFS Hub.

As part of this you’ll:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of onshore Financial Accountants and offshore BPO resources
• Own and deliver an effective, efficient month-end close across assigned cost and revenue streams
• Review and approve material accounting adjustments, ensuring accuracy and control
• Support Senior Finance Managers in understanding the results and the subsequent reporting
• Own aged balance sheet items (WIP, debt, accruals, prepayments) and drive resolution with stakeholders
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring compliance with the Serco accounting manual
• Build strong relationships with operational teams to improve financial processes and efficiency
• Drive a continuous improvement mindset, embedding better, smarter ways of working
• Partner with other Finance Managers to ensure standardisation, documentation, compliance and control

What you’ll need to do the role:

You’ll be someone who:

• Is a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent)
• Has strong experience delivering monthly financial reporting in a complex environment
• Is control- and process-oriented, with a clear view of best practice
• Enjoys leading and developing teams, both onshore and offshore
• Builds strong relationships with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders
• Has a natural continuous improvement mindset and appetite for change
• Is comfortable dealing with ambiguity, incomplete data and complex stakeholder demands

Essential experience & skills:

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge
• Experience leading teams and managing performance
• Strong understanding of R2R processes and balance sheet control
• Commercially minded, with the ability to translate numbers into insight
• Proven ability to improve processes and drive efficiencies
• High levels of integrity, diligence and professional credibility

Why Serco:

You’ll be part of a high-profile Finance transformation, playing a hands‑on role in shaping Finance processes, systems and culture across a truly global organisation. Working in a collaborative, forward‑thinking environment, you’ll gain standout experience delivering meaningful change while building strong foundations for long‑term career opportunities across Serco.

What we offer:

• Company car / £4200 cash alternative
• Private healthcare
• Bonus scheme of up to 20%
• Flexible working considered
• Pension – 6%
• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Cash Plans, and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.