Finance Manager

CMD Recruitment; Melksham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Healthcare

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Company mobile and laptop

Remote working flexibility

Cycle to work scheme

Pension

Training and development

Job summary

CMD Recruitment in the United Kingdom seeks a Finance Manager to join the UK leadership team of a growing international engineering business. This broad role blends strategic input with hands-on delivery across project accounting and day-to-day finance in a manufacturing environment.

You will lead monthly WIP reviews, manage project budgets and forecasts, deliver P&L variance analysis for the UK MD and Group, and drive planning and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience in manufacturing or engineering environment
• Strong cost accounting and project-based finance knowledge
• Advanced Excel skills and exposure to ERP systems
• Commercial mindset with ability to translate numbers into clear insight
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels, locally and internationally

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly WIP reviews with Project Managers and maintain cost control across projects
• Manage project budgets, forecasts and close out completed work
• Produce monthly reporting and P&L variance analysis for UK MD and Group
• Drive forecasting, support order intake projections and budget planning
• Oversee payroll, VAT and statutory reporting, liaise with external auditors and insurers
• Oversee Wiltshire office operations and roll-out of future UK sites
• Coordinate sustainability reporting data for the UK business

Skills

Cost accounting

Project-based finance

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

The role

Our client is a growing international engineering business looking to appoint a Finance Manager into their UK leadership team. This is a broad role with real influence, combining strategic input with hands on delivery across project accounting and day to day finance within a manufacturing environment.

What you will be doing

You will lead on monthly WIP reviews with Project Managers, ensuring strong cost control across projects. You will manage project budgets, oversee forecasting and take responsibility for financial close out on completed work.

You will produce monthly reporting and performance summaries for both the UK MD and Group, including clear P&L variance analysis against budget and prior year. Alongside this, you will drive forecasting, support order intake projections and lead on planning and the annual budget process.

You will also oversee payroll, VAT and statutory reporting, acting as the main point of contact for external auditors, accountants and insurers.

Beyond finance, you will take responsibility for the day to day running of the Wiltshire office, support the rollout of future UK sites and look to continuously improve internal processes and quality standards. There is also an element of sustainability reporting, coordinating data collection for the UK business.

What we are looking for

You will be a qualified or part qualified accountant, whether ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar, with experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.

You will have a strong grasp of cost accounting and project based finance, along with advanced Excel skills and exposure to ERP systems.

We are looking for someone commercially minded who can translate numbers into clear and practical insight. You will be confident working with stakeholders at all levels, both locally and internationally, and be comfortable operating in a role that blends strategic thinking with hands on delivery.

What is on offer

A competitive salary and benefits package including car allowance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, healthcare after a qualifying period, life assurance and critical illness cover.

You will also receive a company mobile and laptop, with some flexibility around remote working, access to a cycle to work scheme, pension and ongoing development and training tailored to you