Group Finance Manager

Axon Moore; Wigan; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing finance company in Wigan is seeking a Group Finance Reporting Manager to manage Group Financials, including ownership of P&L, and balance sheet reconciliations. This role suits an ACA/ACCA qualified candidate who desires hands-on experience in diverse projects and business partnering with senior stakeholders. Competitive packages and local team support are provided.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualification essential.
• Experience in group reporting preferred.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the Group Financials including P&L and reconciliations.
• Consolidate monthly Group accounts and forecasts.
• Support month end reporting and finance board preparation.
• Prepare annual statutory accounts for the Group.
• Drive financial controls and standardising group processes.

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualification

Technical finance skills

Business partnering

Job description

Axon Moore are exclusively partnering with a high growth PE backed business to recruit a new Group Finance Reporting Manager. This is a company with a remarkable track record, driven by strategic acquisitions and ongoing expansion.

This role is a great fit for an ACA/ACCA-qualified second-time mover looking to apply their technical skills in a group reporting capacity, while also gaining hands‑on experience across a variety of projects. The successful candidate will be a confident and capable business partner, with the opportunity to work closely with teams across all areas of the business.

Other responsibilities include:

• Ownership of the Group Financials including the P&L and balance sheet reconciliations
• Consolidation of the monthly Group accounts and forecast
• Support the Group Financial Controller with the month end reporting and preparation of financial information for the board meetings
• Assist with the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the Group and subsidiaries
• Support with driving the financial controls across the Group; with the view of standardising and developing group wide processes and reporting
• Assistance with preparation of annual Group budget and forecasting
• Monitor divisional compliance with accounting standards and Group accounting policies
• Implementing new and / or updated Accounting standards across the Group where necessary
• Involvement in a variety of ad hoc projects including assistance with potential acquisitions, structural simplification, process improvement, and enhancements to both financial and operational reporting.
• Business partnering across the group including senior stakeholders in finance, operations, IT, HR ect.

Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Kat Goulding on [e-mail] or on 07464 598852.