Senior Finance Manager

Alexander Lloyd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Lloyd in London is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead a multi-entity UK portfolio and act as a key finance partner to senior stakeholders. The role is a hands-on leadership position with responsibility for financial management, reporting, tax and statutory compliance.

This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office / 2 days at home after probation) and offers scope to shape financial processes and drive transformation across entities.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant.
• 3+ years PQE, ideally practice trained.
• Experience within a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Good UK tax and statutory reporting experience.
• Experience managing multiple legal entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the UK finance team.
• Own month-end management accounts and external reporting.
• Ensure timely statutory and interim financial statements.
• Lead statutory audits across multiple entities.
• Oversee tax compliance including corporation tax, VAT and WHT.
• Produ ce and review Board-level reporting.
• Maintain strong financial controls across the general ledger, AP and AR.
• Support finance transformation, automation and systems improvement.
• Partner with senior management on financial insight and decision-making.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Commercial business partnering

Technical accounting

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Xero

Job description

Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days home after probation

We’re recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to join a growing, privately owned, multi-entity business based in London.

This is a broad, hands-on leadership role with responsibility for the financial management of a portfolio of UK legal entities. You’ll lead a small finance team, take ownership of reporting, controls, tax and statutory compliance, and act as a key finance partner to senior stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the UK finance team
• Owning month-end management accounts and external reporting
• Ensuring timely statutory and interim financial statements
• Leading statutory audits across multiple entities
• Overseeing tax compliance including corporation tax, VAT and WHT
• Producing and reviewing Board-level reporting
• Maintaining strong financial controls across the general ledger, AP and AR
• Supporting finance transformation, automation and systems improvement
• Partnering with senior management on financial insight and decision-making
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant
• 3+ years PQE, ideally practice trained
• Experience within a complex, multi-entity environment
• Sector experience within areas such as asset management, leasing, transport, infrastructure or similar would be advantageous
• Good UK tax and statutory reporting experience
• Experience managing multiple legal entities
• Strong team leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of Xero or a similar accounting system
• Exposure to structured finance would be advantageous

This would suit someone who enjoys combining technical accounting, team leadership and commercial business partnering within a growing and entrepreneurial environment.