Senior Finance Manager

Lusona Consultancy (Financial) Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in the energy sector is seeking a Senior Finance Manager who will support financial processes and strategic guidance. The ideal candidate is a Fully Qualified Accountant with project accounting experience and management analysis skills. This hybrid role offers a salary of £55,000 - £65,000, 33 days of holiday, and a 5% pension contribution. It provides excellent career progression in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

33 days holiday

5% employer pension contribution

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience in a project or service-based business preferred.
• Strong management accounting and analysis experience required.
• Ability to develop annual budgets and operating plans.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with department heads to develop annual budgets.
• Conduct cost analysis and profitability assessments.
• Prepare draft management accounts and support month-end processes.
• Evaluate investment proposals and conduct financial analysis.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Project accounting

Cost analysis

Process improvement

Education

Fully Qualified Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Lusona Consultancy are working with an expanding Energy business on the outskirts of Glasgow. Our Client are looking for a motivated and driven Senior Finance Manager to join the business at an exciting time where they will act as a number 2 to the Group Financial Controller. Our client are experts in the commercial Energy sector with a variety of services and products that they provide within the market. With an expanding group structure, our client are looking to recruit the Permanent Finance manager into the team at a time of positive change and this Qualified role will provide strategic insight and guidance in addition to the smooth running of end‑end financial control.

This is a hybrid position offering a competitive salary of £55,000 - £65,000 plus 5% pension, 33 days holiday and parking on site. Our client offer a fun and engaging culture in a fascinating service line with exposure to various projects and process improvement activities. This role would suit an ambitious individual who can grow into a future Financial controller for the group with the opportunity to shape a rapidly evolving SME.

The Role

The Senior Finance Manager is a newly created role in the structure and will work on site with over 65 people on site and local finance team of 5. You will collaborate with department heads and divisions to develop annual budgets, operating plans, and performance targets, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and financial goals. The Senior Finance Manager will conduct cost analysis and profitability assessments for services, products, projects, and business segments, identifying opportunities to enhance margins, reduce costs, or improve profitability. This is a commercial finance role involving project accounting, process improvement and end‑end management accounting activities.

Additional tasks involve the preparation of draft Management Accounts in accordance with Group Policies including assisting with month‑end and year‑end closing processes, reconciling accounts, posting journal entries, and preparing accruals and adjustments as needed. You will also support a team of transactional staff and support with ad‑hoc queries. In addition, you will help support the integration of a new system, Microsoft Dynamics, in the coming year.

The Senior Finance Manager is a visible role in the organisation which will interact with financial and non‑financial stakeholders. Working very much with the business you will evaluate investment proposals, capital projects, and business initiatives, conducting financial analysis, feasibility studies, and risk assessments to support decision‑making and allocation of resources.

The Candidate

This is a significant role that would suit a Fully Qualified Accountant looking to progress their career in a commercially focused environment. Candidates with experience in a project or Service based business would be preferred with strong management accounting and analysis experience. Our client is passionate about growth and evolving their business as they integrate within a wider structure and this role offers excellent progression opportunities for further development.

Benefits

Our client offer a competitive salary between £55,000 - £65,000 per annum with 33 days annual leave, core hour working flexibilities in a hybrid environment, pension at 5% employer contribution pension and healthcare.

Next Steps

If you think you would be a good match for the position and would like to hear more please reach out for further information.