Finance Manager

Stanton House; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanton House are partnering with a FTSE listed international services organisation to recruit a Finance Manager for their Procured Services division. Reporting into the Head of Finance, this role leads a onshore and offshore team and drives financial reporting and process improvement.

Hybrid working in Hook, Hampshire (3 days onsite) with responsibility for month-end close, forecasting and stakeholder reporting across multiple contracts and business units.

Qualifications

• Leading financial reporting and control across contracts and business units.
• Partner with operational and finance stakeholders to improve processes.
• Manage onshore and offshore finance teams delivering insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop onshore and offshore Financial Accountants.
• Drive month-end close across revenue and cost streams.
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis, reporting and forecasting.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure policy compliance.
• Manage aged balance sheet items (WIP, debtors, accruals, prepayments).
• Partner with operational teams to improve processes and reporting accuracy.
• Support business reviews and customer reporting with senior finance.
• Champion continuous improvement and standardisation of finance processes.
• Build strong relationships across finance and operations.

Skills

Complex corporate experience

Financial reporting

Finance team leadership

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Ambiguity handling

Integrity and professionalism

Job description

Finance Manager being hired for FTSE listed Services Organisation in Hampshire!

Hook, Hampshire - Hybrid Working (3 days onsite)

Stanton House are partnering with a FTSE listed international services organisation to recruit a Finance Manager for their Procured Services division. Reporting into the Head of Finance, this is a high-profile role within a newly established onshore Global Finance Services function, offering the opportunity to play a key role in transforming financial reporting, driving process excellence, and supporting operational decision making.

Operating within a complex and fast-paced environment, you will lead a team of both onshore and offshore finance professionals, ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial reporting while driving continuous improvement across the function.

The role:

You will be responsible for leading the financial reporting and control activities across a diverse portfolio of contracts and business units, whilst partnering closely with operational and finance stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing a team of onshore and offshore Financial Accountants
• Driving an efficient and effective month-end close process across multiple revenue and cost streams
• Delivering high-quality financial analysis, reporting and forecasting support
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring compliance with accounting policies and controls
• Managing aged balance sheet items including WIP, debtors, accruals and prepayments
• Partnering with operational teams to improve financial processes and reporting accuracy
• Supporting business reviews and customer reporting activities alongside senior finance stakeholders
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives and driving greater standardisation across finance processes
• Building strong working relationships across finance and operational teams

What we're looking for:

• Previous experience within a complex large corporate
• Strong financial reporting and control background
• Experience leading and developing finance teams
• Commercial mindset with the ability to provide meaningful insight beyond the numbers
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Experience identifying process inefficiencies and driving improvements
• Ability to work effectively with ambiguity and complex data sets
• A collaborative leader with high levels of integrity and professionalism

Why this role?

• Opportunity to join a newly created finance function with significant transformation underway
• High exposure to senior finance and operational leadership
• Lead both onshore and offshore teams within a complex business environment
• Drive meaningful process improvement and standardisation initiatives
• Broad exposure across multiple business units and contracts