Finance Manager

SF Partners; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking a Finance Manager to own month-end management accounts and drive commercial modelling, budgeting and business partnering across UK and US entities.

You will work closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership to understand performance, assess contract profitability and support informed commercial decisions, while developing a small finance team and improving reporting, systems and controls.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or qualified by experience with strong management accounting experience.
• Experience building pricing models for bids or contracts profitability.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using Xero.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end process, producing accurate management accounts, KPI reporting and commentary.
• Lead the annual budget process with budget holders and explain variances.
• Build and maintain financial models to support pricing, bids, contract profitability and scenario planning.
• Analyse revenue and margins across customers, contracts and service lines.
• Oversee reconciliations, ledgers, expenses and payroll via external providers.
• Support US accounting activities, intercompany reporting and transfer pricing.
• Develop junior finance staff and work with external accountants and auditors.
• Identify practical improvements to financial processes, systems and controls.

Skills

Management accounting

Commercial modelling

Budgeting

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Education

ACCA/ACMA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Xero

Job description

SF Partners are recruiting a Finance Manager for an international professional services business. This is a broad, hands‑on opportunity combining ownership of monthly management accounts with commercial modelling, budgeting and business partnering.

Working closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership team, you will help the business understand performance, assess contract profitability and make informed commercial decisions. You will also oversee financial reporting across UK and US entities, support a small finance team and improve reporting, systems and controls.

The role

• Own the month-end process, producing accurate management accounts, KPI reporting and clear commentary.
• Lead the annual budget process, working with budget holders to review performance and explain variances.
• Build and maintain financial models to support pricing, bids, contract profitability and scenario planning.
• Analyse revenue and margins across customers, contracts and service lines.
• Oversee reconciliations, sales and purchase ledgers, expenses and payroll through external providers.
• Support US accounting activities, intercompany reporting and transfer pricing arrangements.
• Develop junior finance colleagues and work closely with external accountants and auditors.
• Identify practical improvements to financial processes, systems and controls.

About you

You will be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or qualified by experience, with strong management accounting experience and at least two years in a comparable role.

You will bring:

• Experience building or maintaining commercial models for pricing, bids or contract profitability.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using Xero.
• The confidence to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Experience managing or developing junior finance staff.
• A practical approach, good attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.