Finance Manager | Dundee

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 20%

Hybrid working

2 days WFH

Career progression

Annual leave

Job summary

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment is supporting a major Scottish organisation in Dundee to appoint a Finance Manager who will lead budgeting, forecasting and monthly management reporting for a large service portfolio. You will interact with senior operational leaders, influence key decisions and drive financial performance as part of a high-performing finance team.

You will act as a trusted adviser to operational leaders, develop robust financial plans and scenarios, oversee year-end processes,

Qualifications

• ACCA, CIMA, ICAS, ICAEW or CIPFA qualification.
• Significant post-qualifying experience in a sizeable organisation.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management accounting expertise.
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting across services, aligning plans with objectives.
• Produce robust forecasts, identify risks/opportunities and support decisions.
• Provide monthly management accounts, analysis and commentary to leadership.
• Develop business cases, investment appraisals and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management accounting

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ICAS/ICAEW/CIPFA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment is delighted to support a major Scottish organisation with the appointment of a Finance Manager to join a high-performing finance team in Dundee during an exciting period of strategic transformation. This is an opportunity to work alongside senior operational leaders, influence key decisions and lead financial planning across a significant service portfolio. You will play a central role in improving performance, delivering value and supporting long-term organisational objectives. With responsibility for budgets exceeding £160mill and exposure to senior leadership teams, this job role offers the chance to make a visible impact while developing your career within a complex and highly respected organisation.

The Opportunity

You'll operated as a trusted finance business partner, supporting senior stakeholders across multiple services and locations and manage a team of 4 within a larger finance team. You'll have strong peer support and also a highly visible role interacting with senior finance leadership. This is a varied role and you'll be involved in:

• Leading the annual budgeting process across a diverse range of services, ensuring financial plans align with organisational objectives.
• Producing robust forecasts and financial plans, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting leaders to make informed decisions.
• Providing detailed monthly management accounts, performance analysis and commentary to senior stakeholders.
• Supporting the development of business cases, investment appraisals and service improvement initiatives, helping determine where resources can deliver the greatest impact.
• Challenging and supporting budget holders to improve financial performance, deliver efficiencies and achieve savings targets.
• Acting as a trusted adviser to operational leaders, translating complex financial information into practical recommendations.
• Leading financial modelling and scenario planning exercises to support strategic decision-making and organisational change.
• Reviewing and strengthening financial controls, governance processes and compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Supporting year-end processes and statutory reporting requirements, working closely with internal and external audit teams.
• Developing high-quality management information and reporting tools to improve visibility and decision-making.
• Leading, coaching and developing a small finance team, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships across finance, operational and executive leadership teams, becoming a key contributor to strategic discussions.

The Candidate

You will be a professionally qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ICAS, ICAEW, CIPFA) with significant post-qualifying experience in a sizeable and complex organisation. You'll have strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting expertise and experience leading or developing finance teams. You will have excellent communication and stakeholders management skills and the confidence to challenge senior decision makers constructively.

You'll have strong Excel skills and financial modelling capability as well as an ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insight.

What's On Offer

• Starting salary of circa £76,000 with annual increments
• Excellent pension provision (up to 20% employer contribution)
• Generous annual leave allowance and flexi-time arrangements with ability to accrue holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working - up to 2 days WFH although preference for initial period to be in office
• Dundee-based
• Career progression path and opportunities across wider organisation and to next level

Only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered for this role as no sponsorship is available.