Junior Finance Manager

Hilti Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic multinational company is seeking a finance professional to lead the Regional Audit & Compliance in Manchester. Responsibilities include audit management, risk identification, and building stakeholder relationships. Candidates should have a finance-related degree, experience in audit, and excellent communication skills. The role offers genuine career advancement, flexible working options, and benefits including private health insurance and 33 days of holiday.

Benefits

Genuine career advancement

6% employer pension contributions

Private Health Insurance

33 days holiday

Paid leave for charitable projects

Qualifications

• Experience in internal/external audit and other finance functions is preferred.
• Geographical flexibility for an international career is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business partner in risk identification.
• Develop and manage the audit roadmap for the region.
• Execute independent process audits and provide insights.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Ability to influence stakeholders

Willingness to learn

Education

Finance related bachelor’s or master’s degree

CPA or equivalent

Job description

Overview

What\'s the role? Are you a self-driven and experienced finance professional ready to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a result-oriented, strategic, and proactive candidate to join our dynamic multinational team to lead the Regional Audit & Compliance, reporting directly to the Regional CFO. Working as part of the regional hub based in Manchester, supporting Northern European countries, this is an exciting opportunity to make an impact across multiple markets and enhance your career in a truly global environment. Being responsible for audit and compliance management, under the direct leadership of the Regional CFO, you will support several market organizations (business entities) and their senior finance leadership team to deliver impactful results and contribute to long-term Hilti strategy to make construction industry better. With a development path outlined for this role outside of the audit function, you\'ll bring broad finance experience, with a foundation in Audit and will be keen to develop within the organisation.

Who is Hilti? At Hilti, we are a passionate global team committed to making construction better. As a trusted partner for productivity, safety, and sustainability, we provide our customers innovative solutions that impact the buildings, roads, and infrastructure people rely on every day. Hilti is where individuals grow lasting careers by exploring possibilities, maximizing their potential, owning their development, and making a real difference every day.

Our Regional Head Office is based at Circle Square in Central Manchester, where we are located a short walk from Oxford Rd train station and St Peter\'s Square tram stop. We offer a hybrid working pattern between the office and home and different ways to work flexibly so please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business partner in risk identification and process compliance improvements
• Develop and manage the audit roadmap for the region
• Execute independent process audits and provide valuable insights and recommendations to the Leadership team of market organizations (business entities)
• Be the voice of the Region in close cooperation with global corporate audit team to improve efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls framework
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of strategic finance projects while ensuring timely delivery, met expectations and maintaining high quality of standards

What do we offer?

• Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
• 6% employer pension contributions
• Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Company vehicle and fuel card for sales roles
• 33 days\' holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
• Paid leave to work on charitable projects
• Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
• Employee resource groups focused on gender, mental health, race, disability, LGBTQ+ and sustainability topics
• Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teams

What you need

• Finance related bachelor’s or master’s degree and/or CPA (or equivalent ACA, CGMA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA)
• Understanding or experience in internal/external audit alongside experience in another finance functions/areas; controlling; finance analyst, FP&A or accounting
• Attention to detail and excellent follow-through skills
• Ability to build relationships and influence key stakeholders at all the levels of organization
• Excellent communication skills
• A willingness and ability towards continuous learning
• To be geographically flexible; motivation to pursue an international career