Finance Manager

Prince Personnel; Telford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Prince Personnel is supporting a successful Telford-based client in recruiting a Finance Manager to sit between the Head of Finance and the Accounts team. You will lead monthly management accounts, cashflow planning, and project financials, while driving strong financial controls across the business.

This permanent role requires line management experience, construction sector knowledge, and a proactive approach to budgeting and forecasting. Salary £50,000–£60,000 per year, 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar Finance Manager role with line management.
• Experience in the construction industry and CIS/WIP understanding.
• Strong grasp of monthly management accounts, cash flow, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts including P&L, balance sheet, cashflow forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis.
• Manage project financials including job costing, WIP, and margin reporting.
• Partner with Project Managers, QSs, Estimators and Commercial teams for financial insight.
• Oversee day-to-day finance operations: ledgers, payroll, VAT, CIS, invoicing, year-end.
• Manage cashflow, working capital, supplier payments, and debt collection.
• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting and liaise with external accountants.
• Develop and improve financial controls, systems and reporting processes.
• Identify and mitigate risks and monitor performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team.

Skills

Line management experience

Construction industry experience

CIS/WIP understanding

Job description

Finance Manager

Telford

Permanent

37.5 hours per week

Salary - £50,000 - £60,000

Our successful and award-winning Telford client is looking for a Finance Manager to join their team. As Finance Manager you will sit in between the Head of Finance and an Assistant Accountant and a Accounts Assistant (who will directly report into this role).

As Finance Manager, duties will include, but won’t be exclusive to:

• Produce monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, cashflow forecasts, variance analysis, and performance commentary for Directors.


• Lead all financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis to support business growth, profitability, and decision-making.


• Manage project financials, including job costing, budget monitoring, WIP reporting, cost-to-complete forecasts, margin analysis, and profitability reporting.


• Partner with Project Managers, QSs, Estimators, and Commercial teams to provide financial insight, identify risks, and maximise project returns.


• Oversee all day-to-day finance operations, including sales and purchase ledgers, payroll, bank reconciliations, VAT, CIS, invoicing, and year-end accounts.


• Actively manage cashflow, working capital, credit control, supplier payments, and cash collection to maintain strong liquidity and financial stability.


• Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and reporting requirements, liaising with external accountants, auditors, and financial institutions as required.


• Develop, maintain, and improve financial controls, policies, systems, and reporting processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.


• Identify and mitigate financial and project-related risks while monitoring performance against budgets and forecasts, implementing corrective actions where necessary.


• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team, embedding financial awareness across the business and supporting a high-performance culture.

Skills and Experience

The successful Finance Manager will need experience of working in a similar role including line management. Experience of working in the construction industry and an understanding of CIS/WIP is essential.

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Reference: BLB26998