Senior Finance Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & Benefits

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group in Halifax is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to own the management accounts across three UK entities and lead a high-performing Management Accounts team.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will drive robust financial control, deliver timely reporting, partner with FP&A, and challenge performance to support strategic decisions.

This senior role offers hybrid working with 1–2 days in the Huddersfield area and a competitive package with bonus and broader benefits.

Qualifications

• Ownership of management accounts and month-end processes.
• Experience managing and developing a finance team.
• Strong technical accounting and financial control knowledge.
• Experience across multiple entities or business units.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative with FP&A and wider finance teams.
• Interest in improving processes and developing people.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of Management Accountants.
• Owning the month-end and management accounts process across entities.
• Ensuring robust financial controls, reconciliations and balance sheet integrity.
• Reviewing management accounts, budgets and financial performance.
• Providing clear financial analysis and insight to the Head of Finance and leadership.
• Working with FP&A to align reporting, forecasting and planning.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls.
• Supporting reporting and MI to improve visibility of performance.
• Acting as senior finance contact for stakeholders across the business.
• Coaching the team and fostering accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial control

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

FP&A collaboration

Process improvement

Job description

Halifax | Hybrid | 1–2 days in the office | £70,000 - £75,000 + Bonus & Benefits

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to take ownership of financial control across a multi-entity business, while leading and developing a high-performing management accounts team?

We are working exclusively with a growing and highly regarded organisation to recruit a Senior Finance Manager into its finance leadership team.

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, this is a key leadership position with responsibility for the financial control and management accounts function across three UK entities. You will lead a team of Management Accountants, providing direction, challenge and support while ensuring the business has robust, accurate and timely financial information.

The Role:

You will take ownership of the management accounts process across all three entities, ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting and clear insight into business performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a team of Management Accountants.
• Owning the month-end and management accounts process across a number of entities.
• Ensuring robust financial controls, reconciliations and balance sheet integrity.
• Reviewing and challenging management accounts, budgets and financial performance.
• Providing clear financial analysis and insight to the Head of Finance and wider leadership team.
• Working closely with the FP&A function to ensure strong alignment between financial control, reporting, forecasting and business planning.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and the efficiency of the finance function.
• Supporting the development of reporting and MI to improve visibility of business performance.
• Acting as a senior finance point of contact for stakeholders across the business.
• Coaching and developing the team, creating a culture of accountability, accuracy and continuous improvement.

About You:

We are looking for a qualified finance professional with strong management accounts and financial control experience.

You will ideally have:

• Strong experience owning management accounts and month-end processes.
• Experience managing and developing a finance team.
• Strong technical accounting and financial control knowledge.
• Experience working across multiple entities or business units.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work closely with FP&A and wider finance teams.
• A genuine interest in improving processes and developing people.

This would suit an experienced Finance Manager, Senior Finance Manager, Financial Controller or technically strong Finance Business Partner looking to take greater ownership of financial control and team leadership.

Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and growing organisation in a senior finance position with genuine ownership and visibility.

You will report directly to the Head of Finance, lead an established management accounts team and work alongside FP&A to help shape how Finance supports the wider business.

The role offers genuine scope to make improvements, develop your team and play an important part in the continued development of the finance function.

Salary and package are competitive, with hybrid working and only 1–2 days per week required in the Huddersfield office.