Finance Manager - Controls, Reporting & Insight

HR Wallingford; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-profit organisation

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

HR Wallingford is seeking a Finance Manager to lead day-to-day financial operations, ensure accuracy of financial information, and support business objectives through robust reporting and analysis.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will oversee month-end close, manage the finance team, ensure statutory compliance, and provide commercial insights to senior management within a not-for-profit research environment.

Qualifications

• Very good knowledge of UK GAAP.
• Experience in a similar, services/contract-based environment.
• Strong balance sheet discipline and project controls.
• Commercial awareness with ability to provide 'value add' insights.
• Advanced Excel and ability to extract/analyze management information from core systems.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting, Forecasting and Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• Treasury and Compliance
• Act as deputy to the Group Financial Controller during periods of absence.

Skills

UK GAAP knowledge

Balance sheet discipline

Commercial awareness

MIS analysis

Advanced Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

HR Wallingford is seeking a Finance Manager to lead day-to-day financial operations, ensure accuracy of financial information, and support business objectives through robust reporting and analysis.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will oversee month-end close, manage the finance team, ensure statutory compliance, and provide commercial insights to senior management within a not-for-profit research environment.