Finance Manager

Reed; Thatcham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative manufacturing business in West Berkshire is seeking a Finance Manager to join their team. This permanent position offers great development opportunities and involves responsibilities such as managing accounts, monitoring financial performance, and leading a small accounting team. Candidates should be fully qualified or QBE with significant experience in finance management. Flexible working options are available, and the role provides excellent benefits including private medical and pension.

Benefits

Private medical

Pension

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a finance manager role.
• Experience with management accounts and financial performance monitoring.
• Ability to lead and develop a small team.

Responsibilities

• Management Accounts for three entities.
• Monitoring financial performance against budgets.
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts.
• Overseeing production of statutory accounts.
• Liaising with external personnel for audits.
• VAT returns and corporation tax management.
• Business partnering with department heads.
• Managing treasury functions.

Skills

Hands-on financial management

Commercial mindset

Mentoring

Process improvement

Education

Fully qualified or QBE

Job description

Reed Finance areexclusively partnered with an innovative manufacturing business based in West Berkshirewho are looking for a new Finance Manager to join their growing team of 3 and reporting into the Finance Director.

Overview

• Permanent opportunity with great development opportunity
• Four days in the Newbury office, flexible working offered
• Fully qualified or QBE with significant experience in a similar role
• Good Benefitsincludingprivate medical, pension, life assurance, and 25 days holiday.
• Supportive and friendly working environment

This is a fantastic opportunity for ahands-on, commercially minded finance professionalto step into a well-rounded role, reporting directly to the Finance Director and leading a small transactional team. If you're passionate about mentoring, process improvement, and making a real impact—this could be the move you've been waiting for.

Core Duties include

• Management Accounts for three entities (UK, Ireland, and Nordics)
• Monitoring financial performance against budgets and forecasts
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts
• Overseeing production of statutory accounts and liaising with external personnel
• VAT returns and corporation tax
• Audit preparation
• Business Partnering with department heads
• Managing Treasury
• Managing, leading and developing the small transactional accounting team

Apply today if this sounds like you!