Finance Manager: Lead the Finance Function, Path to FD

Precision People; Accrington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Holidays

Pension

31 days holiday

Job summary

Precision People seeks an experienced Finance Manager for a family‑owned engineering services SME based in Accrington. The role is hands‑on, owning the finance function and reporting to the owners and senior management to drive financial insight for decision making.

You will oversee monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting, and manage a small team. The position is office‑based with private healthcare, pension and 31 days holiday.

Qualifications

• Experience producing management accounts, including month-end and year-end reporting.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Commutable to Accrington with own transport.
• Confidence using accounting/ERP systems such as Sage 200, SAP, Xero or similar.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• A commercial mindset with the confidence to positively challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and drive improvements across systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and close month-end.
• Develop budgets and forecasts to support business growth.
• Managing a small team.
• Implement KPIs and provide meaningful analysis on business performance.
• Ensure accurate reporting across stock, labour and WIP.
• Maintain and improve financial controls and processes.
• Oversee sales ledger, purchase ledger, payroll and transactional finance activities.
• Prepare year-end statutory accounts and liaise with HMRC, banks and external parties.
• Continuously improve Sage 200 and the company's ERP.
• Support commercial discussions including leases, fleet and insurance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Provide financial insight to support senior management decision‑making.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Tools

Sage 200

SAP

Xero

Job description

Precision People seeks an experienced Finance Manager for a family‑owned engineering services SME based in Accrington. The role is hands‑on, owning the finance function and reporting to the owners and senior management to drive financial insight for decision making.

You will oversee monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting, and manage a small team. The position is office‑based with private healthcare, pension and 31 days holiday.