Finance Manager

Venture Recruitment Partners; New Forest; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Recruitment Partners are supporting a long-established business in the New Forest to appoint a Finance Manager. You will report to the Finance Director, oversee day-to-day financial controls, and provide commercial insight to support decisions across the organisation.

The role combines financial management with business partnering, a focus on process improvements and leading a finance team. This is a pivotal position for someone wanting real impact.

Qualifications

• Strong management accounting knowledge.
• Experience in leading finance teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience working for a group or multi-entity business.
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, hands-on approach with continuous improvement mindset.
• Advanced Excel skills and fluency with finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and review of monthly management accounts.
• Ownership of budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Review of VAT returns and group balance sheet reconciliations.
• Business partnering with operational stakeholders across the organisation.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting.
• Leading, mentoring and developing the finance team.
• Supporting the Finance Director on strategic and operational initiatives.

Skills

Management accounting

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Continuous improvement

VAT knowledge

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Opportunity

We are delighted to be supporting a long-established and successful business in the New Forest with the appointment of a Finance Manager. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this is a varied and influential role that combines financial control, commercial support and team leadership.

You'll play a key role in managing the day-to-day finance function, ensuring accurate reporting and robust controls, while providing valuable insight to support business performance and decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working across both the operational and financial sides of a business and is looking to make a tangible impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation and review of monthly management accounts
• Ownership of budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Review of VAT returns and group balance sheet reconciliations
• Business partnering with operational stakeholders across the organisation
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting
• Leading, mentoring and developing the finance team
• Supporting the Finance Director on a range of strategic and operational initiatives

About You

We're looking for a proactive and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys taking ownership and driving improvements.

You will ideally have:

• Strong management accounting and VAT knowledge
• Previous experience managing and developing finance teams
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience working for a group or multi entity business
• The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• A positive, hands-on approach and continuous improvement mindset
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems