Finance Manager

Meriden Media; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Meriden Media is seeking a Finance Manager to own core financial processes, provide insight and support strategic decisions. You will oversee monthly accounts, budgeting and forecasting, VAT compliance, and financial controls.

The role involves working with senior management to drive performance and improve reporting in an international context. The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting with commercial acumen, delivering accurate reporting, robust controls and proactive

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Finance Manager or similar senior finance role.
• Strong knowledge of profit and loss reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Experience managing VAT returns and HMRC compliance.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Strong IT skills including Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience producing management information and KPI tracking for senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of international regulations in a multi-country business.
• Experience managing or developing a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly management accounts, P&L and financial performance reports.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Manage VAT returns and HMRC compliance.
• Maintain robust financial controls and statutory compliance.
• Analyze data to identify trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Produce clear financial reports, dashboards and MI for decision-making.
• Monitor KPIs and present findings to senior management.
• Use Excel and BI tools to track performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Support financial reporting across international operations.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to provide clear financial insight.
• Lead and develop the finance team.

Skills

Senior finance experience

Financial analysis

VAT compliance

Finance team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Excel proficiency

PowerBI (advantage)

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Job description

Finance Manager

The Role

We are seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Finance Manager to join an established and growing business based on the outskirts of Dudley.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on finance professional to take ownership of core financial processes, provide meaningful financial insight and support business decisions. The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting knowledge with a proactive, analytical approach, ensuring financial accuracy, regulatory compliance and effective financial planning.

Working closely with senior management, you will help drive business performance, improve reporting processes and support the continued development of the finance function within an international business environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts, profit and loss statements and financial performance reports.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities, providing accurate and timely information to support business decisions.
• Manage VAT returns and ensure compliance with HMRC requirements and relevant tax regulations.
• Maintain robust financial controls and ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and internal procedures.
• Analyse financial and operational data, identifying trends, variances, risks and opportunities to improve business performance.
• Produce clear, accurate and meaningful financial reports, dashboards and management information to support decision-making.
• Monitor key financial and business performance indicators, presenting findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Use Excel and financial reporting tools to track performance against budgets and forecasts; experience with PowerBI or similar business intelligence tools would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Support financial reporting and compliance across international operations, including an understanding of relevant overseas regulations and cross-border financial considerations.
• Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, providing clear financial insight and recommendations.
• Lead, support and develop the finance team, promoting accuracy, accountability and continuous improvement.

About You

We are looking for a proactive and ambitious finance professional who combines strong technical knowledge with commercial awareness and excellent analytical skills.

• Proven experience in a Finance Manager or similar senior finance role.
• Strong knowledge of profit and loss reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Experience managing VAT returns and maintaining compliance with HMRC requirements.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate it into meaningful business insight.
• Strong IT skills, including confident use of Excel, spreadsheets, financial systems and reporting tools.
• Experience producing management information, tracking KPIs and presenting financial performance to senior stakeholders.
• An understanding of international financial regulations and compliance requirements, ideally gained within a business operating across multiple countries.
• Experience managing or developing a finance team.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with finance and non-finance colleagues.
• A practical, hands-on and commercially focused approach, with the confidence to challenge existing processes and recommend improvements.
• The ambition and drive to develop within a growing, internationally focused business.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a business where finance plays an important role in commercial decision-making.

The successful candidate will have the scope to make a meaningful contribution, develop reporting and processes, and support the future direction of the organisation.