Junior Finance Manager

Hilti Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational construction solutions company based in Manchester is looking for a Regional Audit & Compliance Manager. This role involves overseeing audit and compliance functions across Northern Europe while supporting the regional CFO. The ideal candidate will have finance qualifications and audit experience, with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Flexible hybrid work options are available. Benefits include career advancement, health insurance, and competitive pension contributions.

Benefits

Genuine career advancement

Private Health Insurance

33 days' holiday

Flexible working options

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Understanding or experience in internal/external audit.
• Experience in finance functions like controlling or FP&A.
• Geographical flexibility and motivation for an international career.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and compliance management.
• Support market organizations with leadership insights.
• Develop and manage the audit roadmap for the region.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Ability to build relationships

Continuous learning

Education

Finance related bachelor’s or master’s degree

CPA or equivalent (ACA, CGMA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA)

Job description

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.

What does the role involve?

As a Regional Audit & Compliance Manager, You Will

• 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

93% of our people say they’re proud to work for Hilti, thanks to the quality of our products and the way we look after our people.

Benefits

We really value our people and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:

• 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

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.

What You Need Is

• 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

Who should apply?

We’re more than just a company—we’re a community. At our core, we believe in empowering our employees to succeed both professionally and personally and supporting them every step of the way. Unlock unparalleled growth opportunities within the UK and beyond.

Click through the 'Apply Now' button where you will be asked to upload your CV and answer a couple of short questions – the whole process should take around 90 seconds.

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What you can expect when applying to a position with Hilti

• We are committed to having all applications reviewed by a human and while nobody is infallible, we stand by our people centric approach to everything we do
• Once you submit your application you can expect to receive automated notifications from our system (triggered by our recruiting team)
• Applications that do not make it to the interview stage (with a hiring manager) will not receive personalized feedback.
• Our end-to-end recruitment process (including evaluation time and interviews) may last between 3 and 6 weeks. You can expect to hear back from us within 2-3 weeks (on average) regardless of outcome. We wish you the best in your application process. Check out our career frequently asked questions for application and interview tips

If we don't have a suitable role for you at the moment, we will keep you in our talent pool for the future so your recruitment process might take a bit longer but we'll be sure to stay in touch.

Hilti is where your best belongs. We are an equal opportunity employer and value the contributions of all our team members regardless of sex, gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion or family status.