Finance Senior Manager

Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Company pension contributions

Annual leave 24 days (+ bank holidays)

On-site canteen

Free parking on site

Staff Sales site

Job summary

Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH in Cardiff is seeking a Finance Senior Manager to lead the PMUK Finance function, provide senior financial leadership, and ensure robust controls and high-quality reporting to drive PMUK strategies. You will partner with the Finance Director and Board, oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and lead the finance team through complex commercial decisions.

The role requires CIMA, a degree, and significant leadership in manufacturing with strong Excel and

Qualifications

• CIMA qualification and degree level education.
• Significant post-qualification leadership experience in finance.
• Strong reporting, governance and SOX knowledge.
• Audit preparation and management experience.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and cost control.
• Commercial finance experience and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Advanced English in professional context.

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance function, reporting to the Finance Director and Board as required.
• Develop and deliver PMUK’s financial strategy and governance.
• Provide financial insight for strategic decisions and risk management.
• Lead, mentor and develop Finance Team Leaders and seniors.
• Oversee management accounts, P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Ensure robust controls and compliance with UK GAAP/IFRS and SOX where applicable.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning and annual business planning.
• Manage financial risk including cash flow and working capital.
• Lead external audit processes and annual SOX reporting.
• Partner with Directors and Heads of Department to provide FP&A support.
• Assist major investments, business cases and cost reduction initiatives.
• Drive continuous cost improvement and performance initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Communication

Education

CIMA qualified or equivalent

Degree level education

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Finance Senior Manager

Cardiff, UK

PMUK is looking for a Senior Manager to lead the PMUK Finance function and provide senior‑level financial leadership and expert oversight across PMUK. The successful candidate will support the Finance Director in strategic decision‑making and financial governance, and ensure robust financial controls and high‑quality reporting to deliver PMUK strategies.

What you will be doing

• Act as a senior member of the Finance leadership team, reporting to the Finance Director and the Board of Directors where required.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of PMUK’s financial strategy.
• Provide financial insight and challenge to senior stakeholders, supporting informed commercial and strategic decisions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Finance Team Leaders and senior finance members, ensuring appropriate resourcing, skills, and capability within the Finance function.
• Foster a high‑performance culture, ensuring clear objectives, accountability, and professional development.
• Oversee the preparation and delivery of accurate and timely management accounts and financial reports.
• Ensure robust financial controls and compliance with accounting standards (UK GAAP/IFRS as applicable) and regulatory requirements.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long‑term financial planning processes.
• Manage financial risk, including cash flow, working capital, and cost control.
• Review and improve financial policies, procedures, systems, and internal controls.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to Directors and Heads of Department, providing a high‑quality financial management reporting service with a focus on identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide high‑quality financial analysis, commentary, and recommendations.
• Support major investment appraisals, business cases, and change initiatives. Lead the development and assessment of company‑wide cost improvement and cost‑down strategies, working with managers to carry out financial and activity modelling.
• Build strong working relationships across the organisation to promote Finance as a trusted and capable strategic partner.
• Approve budgets, forecasts, and financial submissions prior to Director sign‑off.
• Lead the overall annual business planning and budget setting process for departments and support the Finance team in delivering required tasks for their designated areas.
• Lead financial discussions at senior management and executive level meetings.
• Ensure compliance is duly met in line with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the accurate and timely completion of month‑end closing, monthly P&L, BS, and cash flow forecasts.
• Review closing results and forecasts, ensuring accuracy.
• Chair and present at monthly Finance meetings.
• Foreign exchange booking and management.
• Approve all expenses, requisitions, assets, disposals (scrap/stock error), new supplier set‑up forms, and new customer set‑up forms.
• Ensure effective management of external audit processes.
• Annual SOX reporting.
• Consideration of pension accounting, including movements on deferred tax.
• Continuous consideration for cost reduction and performance improvement.
• Tax planning and strategic consideration of duty arrangements.
• Any other duties as may be required by the Finance Director.

What we are looking for

Essential Requirements

• CIMA qualified or equivalent.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Sufficient post‑qualification experience in a senior leadership capacity, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong reporting and governance background.
• Working knowledge of SOX.
• Audit preparation and management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly.
• Experience in driving process improvements and change.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness and/or business‑facing finance experience.
• Strong and proven leadership and management skills.
• Ability to deliver to strict deadlines.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Ability to effectively manage stakeholders.
• Excellent MS Office Excel skills (Pivot, Macros, VLOOKUP, etc.).
• Ability to work under pressure and plan/prioritise workload.
• Takes ownership and is flexible, engaged, and committed.
• Proactive and innovative approach to problem solving.
• Ability to demonstrate financial integrity and judgement.
• Strong negotiation, persuasion, and influencing skills.
• Where it may be required for a visa application – Advanced English, e.g., English Level B2 or equivalent. Please note that individual circumstances differ and this will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of SAP or Oracle systems.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with the relevant institute requirements.

What we offer you

Working Hours: 07:45 – 16:30 Monday – Thursday, 07:45 – 13:30 Friday.

• Company pension contributions of up to 10 %.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Monthly car allowance and fuel allowance.
• Early finish on a Friday.
• Free parking on site.
• Annual leave entitlement of 24 days (+ bank holidays), increasing up to 30 (+ bank holidays) with service.
• Death in service benefit of 4× annual salary.
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, bereavement, adoption, surrogacy, and sickness.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Long Service Awards.
• On‑site canteen.
• Exclusive “Staff Sales” site for Panasonic products.
• Training and development opportunities.
• “Refer a Friend” recruitment scheme.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Fairness and equality are in our DNA. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where people feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. We want to ensure that our people are respected for who they are as individuals, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community. We are committed to promoting inclusion for the success of our business.

Panasonic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability, or any other characteristics.