Finance Manager

Newicon Ltd; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Remote work options

Flexible hours

Job summary

Linebreak UK & New Icon Ltd is seeking a Finance Manager / Finance Coordinator to oversee day-to-day finances in a fast-moving tech environment. You’ll manage records in Xero, handle reconciliations, VAT, payroll coordination, and supplier/customer invoicing while collaborating with the wider team.

The role supports hybrid working between Midlands and Bristol, with flexible hours. You’ll be essential to accurate financial reporting and commercial queries across Linebreak and New Icon.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar finance role with appropriate professional / educational qualifications
• Meticulous attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
• Digitally confident, with AI-first mindset

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records in Xero
• Daily reconciliation of bank accounts and Xero
• Process accounts payable and receivable
• Upload and organise all finance documentation
• Raise and chase invoices (credit control)
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns
• Oversee payroll processes with external providers
• Manage pension contributions and monthly uploads
• Prepare and execute daily/weekly/monthly payment runs; handle staff expenses
• Support the wider team with financial reporting and commercial queries
• Assist with accounting journals and month-end processes

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Independent & collaborative

Tools

Xero

Google Sheets

Microsoft Excel

Google Workspaces

Office 365

Job description

Job Title: Finance Manager / Finance Coordinator

Company: Linebreak UK & New Icon Ltd

Location: Midlands & Bristol | Hybrid

Type: Full-Time

Salary: £35000-£45000

About Us

For over 17 years, we've been at the forefront of designing and building exceptional digital products. Specialising in innovation, design, software, and cloud. Our teams of designers, developers and strategists work closely together to empower businesses with smart technology to shape a better tomorrow.

We are looking for exceptional talent to help us continue to design, build and deliver brilliant technical solutions. We are currently living in a period of the fastest innovation in human history; companies need to keep up. We help them do that. Our mission is to empower change makers and teams to invent the future. We do this by helping teams embrace this fast paced world by adopting innovation and design practices and collaborating to invent new technology powered by IoT, Web3, AI.

About the Role

This is a hands-on finance role, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, tech-savvy environment. You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management of the company’s finances and act as a key contact for all financial and commercial matters. New Icon is part of Linebreak, a specialist in real-time systems and this role will cover the finance management of our parent company.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records in Xero
• Daily reconciliation of bank accounts and Xero
• Process accounts payable and receivable
• Upload and organise all finance documentation
• Raise and chase invoices (credit control)
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns
• Oversee payroll processes, working with external payroll providers
• Manage pension contributions and monthly uploads
• Prepare and execute daily/weekly/monthly payment runsHandle staff expense claims
• Support the wider team with financial reporting and commercial queries
• Assist with accounting journals and month-end processes

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a similar finance role, with appropriate professional / educational qualifications
• Proficient in Xero, and Google Sheets/ Microsoft Excel
• Meticulous attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
• Comfortable working in Google Workspaces and Microsoft Office 365
• Digitally confident, with a curious AI-first mindset
• Curiosity to learn and improve admin systems and ways of working across Linebreak and New Icon

Why work with us?

• Innovative Culture: Thrive in a culture that values creativity and is open to new ideas.
• Career Growth: The role entails significant responsibility and trust, with the opportunity to shape both business strategy and financial reporting practice for our businesses
• Flexible Working: Enjoy the flexibility of remote work options and flexible hours.
• We believe in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of your people. That’s why we’re proud to offer you our award-winning
• Regular Vision Days with the rest of the team to make your mark on our future