Finance Manager | Succession Plan To Head Of Finance

Iff Talent; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment company in the UK is seeking a Group Finance Manager to lead financial transformation and reporting. This role offers a clear path for career advancement to Head of Finance with strong mentorship. Responsibilities include group reporting, driving finance projects like automation and ERP optimisation, and coaching a finance team. Ideal candidates are ACA/ACCA qualified with a strong accounting background and a desire to grow in a dynamic SME environment.

Benefits

Fast-track leadership journey

Tailored career development

Agile, empowering culture

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting background, ideally practice-trained.
• Ambition to grow in a fast-paced SME environment.
• Willingness to learn and develop leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own group reporting, management accounts, tax, and treasury.
• Drive finance transformation projects including automation.
• Coach and develop a capable finance team.

Skills

Strong accounting skills

Curiosity and drive

Leadership

Education

ACA / ACCA qualified

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Group Finance Manager
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + bonus
Keighley, West Yorkshire

Shape the Future of Finance – Lead Transformation and Accelerate Your Career

Some finance roles keep the wheels turning. This one builds the machine for the next stage – and will propel your career into a head of role while doing so. Why This Role Stands Out – It's about shaping the story behind the numbers, building the finance engine that drives growth, gaining exposure to private equity, acquisitions and high‑level strategy, and stepping into a Head of Finance role with a full technical, commercial and strategic toolkit.

What's In It For You

• Fast‑track leadership journey: A clear, mapped route from Finance Manager to Commercial/Finance Business Partner and ultimately Head of Finance, guided by senior mentors.
• High visibility, high impact: Collaborate closely with the CFO, COO and PE investors, driving transformation and seeing direct results.
• Tailored career development: A personalised plan to strengthen technical excellence and broaden commercial and leadership skillsets.
• Agile, empowering culture: Decisions made quickly, ideas welcomed, and your input genuinely matters.
• Exciting transformation: Lead finance reporting improvements, digital dashboards, automation and process redesign, gaining exposure to strategy, M&A and a future PE transaction.

What You'll Do

• Own group reporting, management accounts, tax, treasury and core financial control.
• Strengthen systems, controls and governance as the business scales.
• Deliver insightful financial reporting for the board and investors.
• Drive finance transformation projects – including automation, Power BI and ERP optimisation.
• Coach and develop a capable finance team.
• Partner across operations and commercial teams to link performance with results.

Who You Are

• ACA / ACCA qualified (ideally practice‑trained or a strong first‑time mover into industry).
• A technically strong accountant with curiosity, drive and ambition to grow.
• Someone who sees the career benefits of a fast‑paced, evolving SME environment – people from larger companies are very welcome to apply.
• You might not tick every box yet – but you’ve got the hunger to learn and lead.

Lead. Grow. Succeed. Your next big leap in finance starts here.