Finance Manager

Reed; Ingliston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career growth

Exposure to leadership

Job summary

Reed Finance are delighted to be working with a growing multi-entity organisation to recruit a Group Finance Manager in Edinburgh (Hybrid Working). You will lead the day-to-day operations of the finance team across multiple group entities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and improved working capital, with direct reporting to the Group Finance Director.

This is a permanent, full-time role offering £45,000 - £50,000 per annum and a path to shape a high-performing finance

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in management accounts and month-end processes.
• Experience supervising finance staff.
• Excellent Excel and accounting systems skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the monthly close process across the group.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cashflow.
• Produce group consolidations and variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments are completed accurately and on time.
• Provide clear commentary and analysis on business performance and trends.
• Support year-end accounts preparation, audit requests.
• Develop and maintain rolling cashflow forecasts, including a 13-week model.
• Monitor cash positions and identify risks and opportunities.
• Drive improvements in debtor management and cash collection.
• Review aged debt and manage overdue balances.
• Oversee supplier payment planning in line with cashflow requirements.
• Lead, support and develop a finance team across AP, AR, and Finance Operations.
• Allocate work effectively and meet key deadlines.
• Provide coaching and development opportunities for team members.
• Introduce cross-training to improve resilience and reduce key-person dependency.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and support performance plans.

Skills

Excel

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Cashflow forecasting

Team leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Part-qualified with substantial experience

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Group Finance Manager

Edinburgh (Hybrid Working)

£45,000 - £50,000 per annum Full-Time Permanent

The Opportunity

Reed Finance are delighted to be working with a growing multi-entity organisation to recruit a Group Finance Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Finance Manager, Senior Management Accountant, or Assistant Financial Controller who is looking to take ownership of a broad finance role with responsibility for financial reporting, cashflow management, team leadership, financial controls, and continuous improvement.

Reporting directly to the Group Finance Director, you will play a key role in supporting the continued growth of the business while helping to build a scalable and high-performing finance function.

The Role

As Group Finance Manager, you will lead the day-to-day operations of the finance team across multiple group entities. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining robust financial controls, improving working capital performance, and delivering meaningful financial insight to support decision-making across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Management Accounts

• Take ownership of the monthly close process across the group.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow reporting.
• Produce group consolidations and variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments are completed accurately and on time.
• Provide clear commentary and analysis on business performance and key financial trends.
• Support year-end accounts preparation, audit requirements and external adviser requests.

Cashflow & Working Capital Management

• Develop and maintain rolling cashflow forecasts, including a 13-week cashflow model.
• Monitor cash positions and proactively identify risks and opportunities.
• Drive improvements in debtor management and cash collection processes.
• Review aged debt and ensure overdue balances are managed effectively.
• Oversee supplier payment planning in line with cashflow requirements and business priorities.

Team Leadership

• Lead, support and develop a finance team covering Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable/Credit Control and Finance Operations.
• Allocate work effectively and ensure key deadlines are met.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and development opportunities for team members.
• Introduce cross-training initiatives to improve resilience and reduce key-person dependency.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and support performance development plans.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, be part-qualified with substantial relevant experience, or be qualified by experience.
• Proven experience preparing management accounts and managing month-end processes.
• Previous experience supervising or managing finance staff.
• Excellent Excel and accounting systems skills.

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to shape and develop a growing group finance function.
• Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.