Finance Manager

Michael Page; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start/finish hours

Fridays from home (optional)

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Westfield Health

Free on-site parking

Study support for accounting quals

Job summary

Michael Page has a Finance Manager role overseeing a c. £12 million TO business in Doncaster. You will partner with the MD and CEO, drive improvements, and lead a small finance team through a busy period of ERP implementation and strategic finance initiatives.

You will manage management accounts, cashflow, budgeting, and financial controls while providing clear financial insight to the senior leadership and board.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant or qualified by experience or part-qualified.
• Strong track record in management accounts, cashflow forecasting, budgeting and financial controls.
• Experience leading and developing a finance team.
• ERP implementation and process improvement experience desirable.
• Background in manufacturing, engineering or automotive sectors is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic partner to the Managing Director, providing financial leadership and insights to support long-term growth and ERP transformation.
• Lead, coach and develop a finance team of 4 (Assistant Accountant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk, HR/Payroll Officer).
• Own preparation of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow) and KPI reporting.
• Manage weekly cashflow forecasting, working capital, debtors, payables, and banking controls.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning aligned with business objectives.
• Provide variance analysis and financial recommendations to support management decisions.
• Oversee VAT, PAYE, pensions, insurance and other statutory obligations; liaise with external accountants/auditors.
• Support operational teams with margin analysis, costing, pricing and profitability insights.

Skills

Management accounting

Cashflow forecasting

Budgeting

Financial controls

People management

ERP implementation

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)

Job description

You will oversee the financial operations of a c. £12 million TO business in Doncaster whilst acting as a key strategic finance partner to the Managing Director. You will have the autonomy to put your stamp on the finance function and drive continuous improvements that you think fit.

Our client is a profitable and well respected c. £12 million turnover manufacturing business based in Doncaster. It is a great time to join the business, as the new senior leadership team is investing in technology and keen to drive improvements across the business, including in finance, and you will have a pivotal role in this.

Description

As Finance Manager you will be reporting directly into the Managing Director, but will also have a dotted line into the CEO. This is a varied role, as it encompasses: managing the finance team, taking ownership of the company's management and financial accounts, acting as a key strategic finance partner to the MD, supporting with an ERP system implementation and driving continuous improvements across the finance function. Your duties as part of this will include, but will not be limited to:

• Acting as a key strategic partner to the Managing Director, providing commercial insight, financial leadership and decision-making support to help deliver the company's long-term growth ambitions and ERP transformation programme
• Managing, coaching and developing a team of 4 in finance, including Assistant Accountant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk and HR/Payroll Officer.
• Having an active role in strategic financial decision-making, translating business plans into clear financial forecasts, budgets and performance measures.
• Being a core member of the senior leadership team - contributing to medium and long term planning discussions.
• Providing financial insight, risk assessment, scenario planning and commercial challenge to support leadership decision-making.
• Leading management meetings, including cashflow reviews, monthly performance reviews and senior leadership forums.
• Own preparation of clear, data-led financial updates for management and board-level review.
• Producing accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet, cashflow and supporting analysis.
• Managing weekly cashflow forecasting, working capital, debtor control, supplier payments and banking controls.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes in line with business objectives.
• Providing clear financial insight, variance analysis and recommendations to support management decision-making.
• Ensuring robust financial controls are in place across sales ledger, purchase ledger, payroll, stock, WIP and nominal ledger processes.
• Overseeing VAT, PAYE, pension, insurance and other statutory or regulatory finance obligations, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Managing year-end preparation, liaising with external accountants, auditors and relevant professional advisers.
• Supporting operational and commercial teams with margin analysis, labour recovery, costing, pricing and profitability insight.
• Identifying and leading finance improvement projects to increase accuracy, efficiency and control as the business grows.
• Playing a key role in the ERP implementation, with particular ownership of finance processes, reporting, controls and data integrity.
• Providing clear financial reporting, KPIs and forward-looking analysis to senior leadership and board-level review

Profile

To apply for this position you will:

• Be a qualified accountant, qualified by experience or part qualified - essential
• Have a strong understanding of management accounts, cashflow forecasting, budgeting and financial controls - essential
• Have experience of managing others - essential
• Have experience of ERP implementation and process improvement projects - desirable
• Have worked in manufacturing, engineering or automotive - desirable

Job Offer

• Flexible start and finish hours and the opportunity to work 1/2 a day on Friday
• The potential to work Fridays from home, and work from home on an ad hoc basis.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holiday, but the ability to accrue any extra hours worked and use as holiday.
• Westfield Health
• Free on site parking
• Potential for study support if you are still studying an accounting qualification