Newcastle Finance Manager | Strategic Partner to Executives

Lycetts; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension 5% rising to 10%

Discretionary annual bonus

Life Assurance 4x salary

Income protection

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Career development funding

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Lycetts Insurance Brokers, proudly part of Benefact Group, is looking for a Finance Manager to join our Newcastle office. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience across financial reporting, accounting, controls, regulatory compliance, and business partnering within a growing financial services organisation.

Working closely with senior finance leaders, you'll play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information while supporting strategic

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification required or equivalent.
• Experience in finance or accounting roles with reporting experience.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, attention to detail.
• Proficient with Excel including pivot tables and lookups.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with executives and finance teams to provide financial insight for decision making.
• Prepare and review monthly accounts, schedules and variance analysis.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and strengthen controls.
• Assist with statutory reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Support audits and documentation for internal and external reviews.
• Manage payroll processes and VAT/PAYE/NIC/P11D reporting.
• Conduct client money and bank reconciliations in line with FCA CASS.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Lycetts Insurance Brokers, proudly part of Benefact Group, is looking for a Finance Manager to join our Newcastle office. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience across financial reporting, accounting, controls, regulatory compliance, and business partnering within a growing financial services organisation.

Working closely with senior finance leaders, you'll play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information while supporting strategic