Finance Manager

Trial Balance Consulting; Penryn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting is exclusively engaged to recruit a Finance Manager for a long standing, highly respected local business in Penryn. This hands-on role combines leadership with day-to-day financial operations, offering a supportive and enjoyable working environment.

You will mentor a small finance team, oversee bookkeeping, reconciliations, and reporting, and lead month-end and year-end processes. Strong communication and a proactive mindset are essential to build relationships and drive

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting with leadership responsibilities
• AAT Level 4 qualification or higher
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

Responsibilities

• Managing and mentoring a small finance team
• Overseeing daily accounting activities including bookkeeping, reconciliations and reporting
• Leading month end and year end processes
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and internal policies
• Providing meaningful financial insight to other departments
• Maintaining a collaborative and professional working culture

Skills

Leadership

Team mentoring

Communication

Financial reporting

Education

AAT Level 4 or higher

Job description

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a long standing and highly respected local business to recruit a Finance Manager who will lead a small but capable finance team. Having partnered with this organisation previous, we can confidently say it offers a supportive, positive culture and a genuinely enjoyable working environment.

This is a hands on role that would suit an experienced accounting professional who enjoys combining leadership responsibilities with day to day financial operations. You will play a key part in shaping processes, supporting colleagues across the business, and ensuring the finance function continues to develop effectively.

Key responsibilities

• Managing and mentoring a small finance team
• Overseeing all daily accounting activities including bookkeeping, reconciliations and reporting
• Leading month end and year end processes
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and internal policies
• Working closely with other departments to provide meaningful financial insight
• Helping to maintain a collaborative and professional working culture

We are seeking an individual with strong all round accounting experience, ideally qualified to at least AAT Level 4, who has previously supervised or developed finance staff. Excellent communication skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to build strong working relationships will be essential.

This is a great opportunity to step into a valued and influential role within a stable and growing organisation, offering a competitive salary and a genuinely supportive team environment.