Finance Manager

Castle Employment; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Employment is partnering with a Scarborough-area engineering and manufacturing business to appoint a Finance Manager who will own the finance function and influence business decisions. You will oversee day-to-day financial operations, prepare management accounts, manage budgets and cash flow, and work closely with the Managing Director to provide commercial insight.

This hands-on role offers broad autonomy, scope to improve systems and reporting, and the chance to shape financial strategy

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial management, management accounting or financial control.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management and accounting controls.
• Ability to interpret financial information and provide practical commercial advice to senior stakeholders.
• Experience improving financial processes, systems or reporting.
• Experience managing finance personnel.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accurate accounting records and effective financial controls.
• Preparing monthly management accounts and financial statements, providing clear insight into business performance.
• Managing budgets, cash flow forecasting and financial planning to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Working directly with the Managing Director to provide financial analysis, commercial advice and reporting for senior leadership and board members.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies, control costs and strengthen financial performance.
• Overseeing debt management, credit control and cash collection.
• Preparing financial and tax statements, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
• Managing and developing finance personnel, including oversight of payroll.
• Coordinating external audits and maintaining effective relationships with external advisers.
• Reviewing and improving accounting systems, processes and internal controls to create a more efficient finance function.

Skills

Financial management

Management accounting

Financial controls

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Salary: 40,000 - 50,000 per annum

Location: Scarborough Area, North Yorkshire

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Office-Based

Are you a hands‑on Finance Manager looking for a role where you can take real ownership of the finance function and have a direct influence on business decisions?

We're working with an established engineering and manufacturing business in the Scarborough area that is looking to appoint a Finance Manager to take responsibility for its day-to-day financial operations, strengthen financial controls and provide meaningful commercial insight to the leadership team.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is an opportunity to combine hands‑on financial management with strategic input, helping shape decisions, improve processes and support the continued performance of the business.

If you enjoy having autonomy, working closely with senior leadership and making a tangible difference beyond the numbers, this could be an excellent next move.

What You'll Be Doing As Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of the finance function, ensuring accurate reporting, effective financial controls and clear information to support business decisions.

• Managing day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accurate accounting records and effective financial controls.


• Preparing monthly management accounts and financial statements, providing clear insight into business performance.


• Managing budgets, cash flow forecasting and financial planning to support operational and strategic decisions.


• Working directly with the Managing Director to provide financial analysis, commercial advice and reporting for senior leadership and board members.


• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies, control costs and strengthen financial performance.


• Overseeing debt management, credit control and cash collection.


• Preparing financial and tax statements, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.


• Managing and developing finance personnel, including oversight of payroll.


• Coordinating external audits and maintaining effective relationships with external advisers.


• Reviewing and improving accounting systems, processes and internal controls to create a more efficient finance function.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to speak with Finance Managers, Financial Controllers or experienced Management Accountants who are ready to take ownership of a broad finance function.

• Proven experience in financial management, management accounting or financial control.


• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management and accounting controls.


• The ability to interpret financial information and provide practical commercial advice to senior stakeholders.


• Confidence managing competing priorities across operational and strategic finance responsibilities.


• Experience improving financial processes, systems or reporting.


• The ability to manage and support finance personnel.


• A proactive, hands‑on approach and the confidence to work directly with senior leadership.

We are interested in your practical financial expertise, commercial understanding and ability to take ownership of the role.

Experience within engineering, manufacturing or another operationally focused business would be relevant to the environment.

What's on Offer

• Salary of 40,000 - 50,000 per annum


• Permanent, full‑time position.


• Office-based role in the Scarborough area.


• Direct working relationship with the Managing Director.


• Broad responsibility and autonomy across the finance function.


• The opportunity to influence commercial decisions and business performance.


• Scope to improve financial systems, processes and reporting.


• A varied role combining hands‑on finance with strategic business support.

Castle Employment is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.