Finance Manager

Nter Talent; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off

Employer pension

Cycle to work scheme

Long-term progression opportunities

Job summary

Nter Talent is seeking an experienced Finance Manager in Manchester to lead their finance team and ensure the finance function is aligned with growth. You will own the month-end process, produce timely management accounts, and work closely with senior leadership to offer commercial insights.

The ideal candidate is ACA/ACCA qualified with a strong technical accounting background and excellent communication skills. This position includes an annual bonus, 25 days holiday, and opportunities for long-term progression.

Qualifications

• 2+ years PQE or strong QBE experience considered.
• Confident owning the full month-end cycle.
• Comfortable operating both strategically and in detail.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the full month-end process including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Production of accurate and timely management accounts.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts and financial models.

Skills

Strong technical accounting background

Experience producing management accounts

Advanced Excel skills

Strong knowledge of Xero

Commercially minded with excellent communication skills

Education

ACA / ACCA qualified with around 2+ years PQE

Tools

Xero

Job description

We're currently supporting a rapidly scaling, tech-led business based in Manchester in the search for a Finance Manager to join their growing team.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join a business at a key stage of growth where finance is becoming increasingly central to commercial decision-making. Reporting directly into the Finance Director, you'll play a key role in shaping processes, improving reporting, supporting strategic decisions and helping build a finance function that can scale.

This role would suit someone who enjoys getting stuck in operationally whilst also being commercially minded enough to influence the wider business.

You'll also manage and develop an Assistant Accountant and have exposure across the wider leadership team.

Role

As Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of the day-to-day finance function whilst acting as a trusted partner to senior leadership.

You’ll be responsible for everything from month-end and reporting through to forecasting, financial modelling and process improvements, helping ensure finance keeps pace with the growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of the full month-end process including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
• Production of accurate and timely management accounts
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts and financial models
• Monitor business performance and provide commercial insight across the wider business
• Ownership of cashflow forecasting including rolling forecasts and working capital management
• Oversee AP/AR processes and supplier payments
• Support statutory accounts preparation and year-end activity
• Work closely with external advisors where required
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, automation and finance processes
• Line management and development of one Assistant Accountant
• Partner with senior stakeholders to support decision making and business growth

What We’re Looking For

• ACA / ACCA qualified with around 2+ years PQE OR strong QBE experience considered
• Strong technical accounting background
• Confident owning the full month-end cycle
• Strong experience producing management accounts and reconciliations
• Advanced Excel and strong financial modelling ability
• Strong knowledge of Xero is essential
• Commercially minded with excellent communication skills
• Energetic, proactive and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable operating both strategically and in the detail

Nice To Have

• Experience within logistics, e-commerce, transport or fast-growth businesses
• Experience working in a scale-up environment
• Exposure to investment-backed businesses
• Annual bonus
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off
• Employer pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long-term progression opportunities

If you’re looking for a role where you can genuinely make an impact, gain exposure across a growing business and work closely with senior leadership, I’d love to have a chat.