Finance Manager

CMA Recruitment Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life insurance

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced family leave after two years

Hybrid work with one day from home

Flexible hours

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is partnered with a growing manufacturing and technology business near Southampton to recruit a hands-on Finance Manager. You will take ownership of the monthly close, reporting, and cash flow planning while collaborating with leadership to drive financial performance.

The role offers private healthcare, flexible working, and a sociable team. Hybrid working includes one day from home with flexible hours to support family commitments.

Qualifications

• Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience in finance.
• Experience in manufacturing/stock-holding business.
• Hands-on with both day-to-day accounting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Leading the monthly close, reconciliations and management reporting
• Keeping control of stock, stock counts and costing across a range of customer projects
• Building cash flow forecasts and budgets, and talking the leadership team through performance
• Handling VAT, payroll journals and year end alongside the external accountants
• Partnering with operations, purchasing and sales, and improving finance processes and systems

Skills

Project accounting

Job costing

WIP

Stakeholder communication

Manufacturing experience

Job description

A growing, profitable manufacturing and technology business near Southampton is looking for a hands-on Finance Manager to take the lead on its day-to-day finance.

The business has grown strongly over the last few years, works with customers in the UK and overseas, and is continuing to build its team. As the main finance contact, you will have real ownership of the numbers, regular time with the leadership team and the chance to shape how finance supports the business as it grows.

The role comes with private healthcare, flexible working and a friendly, sociable team.

What will the Finance Manager role involve?

• Leading the monthly close, reconciliations and management reporting
• Keeping control of stock, stock counts and costing across a range of customer projects
• Building cash flow forecasts and budgets, and talking the leadership team through performance
• Handling VAT, payroll journals and year end alongside the external accountants
• Partnering with operations, purchasing and sales, and improving finance processes and systems

Suitable Candidate for the Finance Manager vacancy:

• Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience, either an established Finance Manager or a Management Accountant ready for the next step
• A background in a manufacturing, engineering, distribution or other stock-holding business
• Experience of project accounting, job costing or WIP
• Hands-on, and comfortable moving between day-to-day accounting and reporting
• A confident communicator who builds good relationships with non-finance teams

Additional benefits and information for the role of Finance Manager:

• Private healthcare and life insurance
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with enhanced family leave after two years
• On average one day a week from home, with flexible hours to support work-life balance and school hours considered
• A friendly team with regular team lunches and socials

Salary will be dependent on experience