Senior Finance Manager

HEYSHAM PORT LTD; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead a dynamic finance team in Glasgow. This role involves driving alignment with business goals, optimizing working capital, and providing valuable commercial insights. As part of a company with ambitious growth plans and a commitment to sustainability, you will have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions and develop your career in a supportive environment. With a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits, this is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional looking to make a real impact.

Benefits

27 days holiday per annum

Pension

Healthcare cash plans

Cycle2Work Scheme

Critical illness insurance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in finance management.
• Proven ability to drive financial analysis for commercial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Finance Business Partners.
• Drive alignment with business goals and support strategic decision making.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Forecasting

Cash Flow Management

Communication Skills

Commercial Mindset

Audit Processes

Education

Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

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Are you seeking a role where you will have the opportunity to lead and inspire a team of Finance Business Partners to make a real difference to the success of our Clydeport operation at the same time as developing your skills and experience? We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager to work with the Finance Director to lead and develop the finance team and embed our business partnering model at an exciting time in our growth.

Your role

Reporting to the Finance Director, based at King George V Dock in Glasgow, you will lead and develop a team of Finance Business Partners, driving alignment with business goals and a high performance culture. You will work collaboratively with the wider business to support strategic decision making, including forecasting, reporting and providing commercial insights.

You will ensure strong controls, timely collections and accurate billing to optimise working capital and minimise overdue debtors. You will act a Deputy to the Finance Director when needed.

What you'll bring

You will have

• An Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience.
• Strong leadership experience, with a track record of developing and managing finance teams.
• Proven ability to drive forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis to support commercial decisions.
• Experience in capital planning and business case development.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage across the business.
• Experience in cash flow management, credit control, and balance sheet governance.
• Knowledge of audit processes and financial controls.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to contribute to strategic discussions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040 . Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Pension
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!

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