Finance Manager – Ownership, Growth & Study Support

Digital Appointments; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support for finalists

On-site parking

Job summary

Digital Appointments is seeking a Finance Manager to join the senior finance team near Shrewsbury. This broad, hands-on role offers genuine ownership and visibility across the business, with input shaping how the finance function operates.

Qualified or finalist ACCA/CIMA/ACA applicants with strong commercial finance grounding are invited to apply. You will lead month-end, prepare statutory accounts, and develop a small team while partnering with department heads.

Qualifications

• Qualified or finalist ACCA, CIMA or ACA.
• Experience in commercial or business services finance.

Responsibilities

• Leading month-end and year-end processes from start to finish, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Producing management accounts, board packs and financial reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Overseeing budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis to sharpen commercial decision-making.
• Business partnering with department heads and operational managers — providing insight, challenge and support.
• Managing balance sheet reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Preparing statutory accounts and acting as a key point of contact for external auditors.
• Reviewing and strengthening internal financial controls, processes and reporting.
• Managing, mentoring and developing a small finance team.
• Driving process improvements and contributing to finance systems development.

Skills

Month-end & year-end accounting

Management reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder partnering

Leadership / mentoring

UK GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Finance systems experience

Education

ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified or finalist

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Digital Appointments is seeking a Finance Manager to join the senior finance team near Shrewsbury. This broad, hands-on role offers genuine ownership and visibility across the business, with input shaping how the finance function operates.

Qualified or finalist ACCA/CIMA/ACA applicants with strong commercial finance grounding are invited to apply. You will lead month-end, prepare statutory accounts, and develop a small team while partnering with department heads.