Finance Manager: Strategy, Forecasting & Global Accounting

SF Partners; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking a Finance Manager to own month-end management accounts and drive commercial modelling, budgeting and business partnering across UK and US entities.

You will work closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership to understand performance, assess contract profitability and support informed commercial decisions, while developing a small finance team and improving reporting, systems and controls.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or qualified by experience with strong management accounting experience.
• Experience building pricing models for bids or contracts profitability.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using Xero.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end process, producing accurate management accounts, KPI reporting and commentary.
• Lead the annual budget process with budget holders and explain variances.
• Build and maintain financial models to support pricing, bids, contract profitability and scenario planning.
• Analyse revenue and margins across customers, contracts and service lines.
• Oversee reconciliations, ledgers, expenses and payroll via external providers.
• Support US accounting activities, intercompany reporting and transfer pricing.
• Develop junior finance staff and work with external accountants and auditors.
• Identify practical improvements to financial processes, systems and controls.

Skills

Management accounting

Commercial modelling

Budgeting

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Education

ACCA/ACMA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Xero

Job description

SF Partners is seeking a Finance Manager to own month-end management accounts and drive commercial modelling, budgeting and business partnering across UK and US entities.

You will work closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership to understand performance, assess contract profitability and support informed commercial decisions, while developing a small finance team and improving reporting, systems and controls.