Finance Manager: Strategic Insights & Growth Leader

Meriden Media; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Meriden Media is seeking a Finance Manager to own core financial processes, provide insight and support strategic decisions. You will oversee monthly accounts, budgeting and forecasting, VAT compliance, and financial controls.

The role involves working with senior management to drive performance and improve reporting in an international context. The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting with commercial acumen, delivering accurate reporting, robust controls and proactive

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Finance Manager or similar senior finance role.
• Strong knowledge of profit and loss reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Experience managing VAT returns and HMRC compliance.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Strong IT skills including Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience producing management information and KPI tracking for senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of international regulations in a multi-country business.
• Experience managing or developing a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly management accounts, P&L and financial performance reports.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Manage VAT returns and HMRC compliance.
• Maintain robust financial controls and statutory compliance.
• Analyze data to identify trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Produce clear financial reports, dashboards and MI for decision-making.
• Monitor KPIs and present findings to senior management.
• Use Excel and BI tools to track performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Support financial reporting across international operations.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to provide clear financial insight.
• Lead and develop the finance team.

Skills

Senior finance experience

Financial analysis

VAT compliance

Finance team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Excel proficiency

PowerBI (advantage)

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Job description

Meriden Media is seeking a Finance Manager to own core financial processes, provide insight and support strategic decisions. You will oversee monthly accounts, budgeting and forecasting, VAT compliance, and financial controls.

The role involves working with senior management to drive performance and improve reporting in an international context. The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting with commercial acumen, delivering accurate reporting, robust controls and proactive