Finance Manager

Headstar; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Salary £50,000–£60,000

Job summary

Headstar is seeking a qualified accountant to become Finance Manager, owning the day-to-day finance function and contributing to strategic decisions with the senior leadership team.

You will develop monthly management accounts, MI, and drive budgeting, forecasting, controls, and automation while mentoring two trainee accountants in a growing business environment.

Qualifications

• Double entry, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations fundamentals.
• Hands-on role with management responsibilities.
• Commercial mindset to interpret numbers for business decisions.
• Willingness to take ownership and challenge current processes.
• Open, approachable, people-focused culture.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day finance function.
• Produce monthly management accounts and MI.
• Oversee ledgers, cash, reconciliations and balance sheet integrity.
• Introduce budgeting and forecasting.
• Provide financial insight to the MD and wider management.
• Mentor two trainee accountants.

Skills

Double entry & controls

Hands-on accounting

Commercial finance

Ownership & initiative

People-focused culture

Education

ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

If you're a qualified accountant who still enjoys getting into the detail, but wants a role where you're also trusted to step back, see the bigger picture and influence how a business develops... this role could be a strong match.

You’ll join an established, growing business as Finance Manager, taking genuine ownership of the day-to-day finance function while working closely with the senior leadership team to improve financial reporting, controls, forecasting and processes.

The business is going through an exciting period of development, with a digital transformation programme underway, improvements to systems and MI planned, and a real focus on developing people internally. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to put your own stamp on the finance function and help shape how it operates going forward.

What they’re looking for:

• A technically strong accountant who is comfortable with the fundamentals - double entry, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and controls.


• Someone who's happy being hands-on rather than purely managing from a distance.


• A commercially minded accountant who wants to understand what the numbers are actually telling the business.


• Someone who takes ownership, uses their initiative and isn't afraid to challenge how things are done.


• Someone who fits a genuinely open, approachable and people-focused culture.

The Role:

• Take ownership of the day-to-day finance function.


• Produce and develop monthly management accounts and meaningful MI.


• Oversee ledgers, cash, reconciliations, controls and balance sheet integrity.


• Introduce and maintain budgeting and forecasting.


• Provide financial insight to the MD and wider management team.


• Support the wider Group across multiple entities and developing businesses.


• Improve financial processes, controls and automation.


• Work alongside Operations and Compliance to strengthen financial processes.


• Support year-end accounts, audit, VAT and regulatory reporting.


• Mentor and develop two trainee accountants.

What you’ll need:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified ideally, although QBE candidates will be considered.


• Strong practical accounting experience and excellent technical fundamentals.


• Proven management accounts, reconciliations, controls and reporting experience.


• Comfortable with budgeting and forecasting - or keen to build this capability.


• Excellent attention to detail and a genuine interest in solving problems.


• Comfortable working across both the detail and the bigger commercial picture.

Package:

• £50,000 - £60,000 basic salary


• Bonus scheme


• 27 days holiday + bank holidays

If you’re looking for a role where you can own the numbers, improve the function, develop a team and genuinely influence the direction of a growing business, I’d be keen to speak with you.