Senior Finance Manager

Active Silicon; Langley, Weymouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Monthly Weymouth team visits

Job summary

Active Silicon is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead financial activities across two technology and manufacturing businesses, Langley and Weymouth. You will partner with operations, sit on the leadership team and manage a small finance team.

In this hybrid role you will own month-end close, reporting, budgeting and cost accounting including standard costing and production variance analysis, while delivering commercial insight to support bids and decisions across the group.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) with strong experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong manufacturing and cost accounting experience.
• Experience with inventory control and multi-currency environments.

Responsibilities

• Own key financial processes across both businesses (Langley and Weymouth).
• Act as trusted finance partner to operational and leadership teams.
• Lead month-end close, financial reporting and analysis.
• Deliver financial results and KPIs to Group with insights.
• Provide commercial input for bids, pricing and decisions.
• Lead manufacturing and R&D cost accounting including standard costing and variance analysis.
• Oversee inventory, WIP and provisioning calculations.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting by department and project.
• Maintain strong financial controls and compliance.
• Manage and develop two direct reports.
• Support finance systems, governance and wider improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Hybrid working opportunities available, balancing flexibility with the needs of the role and business.

Work across two innovative technology businesses, with the opportunity to spend time with our Weymouth team around 1–2 days each month.

Looking for a finance role where you can influence the business, rather than simply report the numbers?

Active Silicon is looking for an experienced Senior Finance Manager to take a key role across two specialist technology and manufacturing businesses - Active Silicon in Langley and Solsta Manufacturing in Weymouth.

This is a broad, visible role combining financial leadership, manufacturing finance, commercial insight and business partnering. You'll work closely with operational leaders, sit as a member of the Active Silicon leadership team and manage and develop a small finance team of two.

What you will be doing

You will take ownership of key financial processes across both businesses, including:

• Acting as a trusted finance partner to operational and leadership teams.
• Leading month-end close, financial reporting and analysis.
• Delivering financial results and KPIs to Group.
• Providing commercial insight to support bids, pricing and business decisions.
• Leading manufacturing and R&D cost accounting, including standard costing, overhead absorption and production variance analysis.
• Overseeing inventory, WIP and provision calculations.
• Leading budgeting and forecasting by department and project.
• Maintaining strong financial controls and compliance.
• Managing and developing two direct reports.
• Supporting finance systems, governance and wider Group improvement initiatives.

What we are looking for

You will be a qualified accountant - CIMA, ACCA or equivalent with strong experience within a manufacturing environment.

You will also bring:

• Strong manufacturing and cost accounting experience.
• Experience of inventory control.
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Confidence working with and influencing non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience working in a multi-currency environment.
• Multi-site experience would be advantageous.

Why Join Us?

This is more than a traditional finance role. You’ll become a key commercial partner across two innovative, technology-led manufacturing businesses, with real visibility and influence.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Make an impact - influence commercial and operational decisions.
• Get close to the business - work alongside the teams designing and manufacturing specialist technology.
• Broaden your experience - work across Active Silicon and Solsta Manufacturing within the wider Solid-State Group.
• Shape and improve - contribute to systems, controls and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop - manage a small finance team and play an active role within the leadership team.
• Grow your career - gain exposure across an international group of specialist technology businesses.

If you are looking for a senior finance opportunity where your insight, ideas and commercial judgement can genuinely influence how a business performs and grows, this could be the role for you.