Senior Finance Manager

Trial Balance; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to oversee financial operations within a dynamic and growing division. This exciting role offers the chance to lead a passionate finance team while providing strategic financial intelligence to senior management. The position allows for a hybrid working model, combining time at the divisional headquarters in Plymouth with remote work flexibility. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial acumen, excellent people management skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Join a vibrant company that values growth and innovation in the regulated professional services sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in finance management with a strong understanding of financial controls.
• Professionally qualified in ACA/ACCA/CIMA with experience in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial controls and provide strategic insights to senior management.
• Collaborate with group finance on FP&A and ensure budget adherence.
• Mentor and develop a team of finance professionals.

Skills

Financial Analysis

People Management

Strategic Financial Intelligence

Problem-Solving

Business Partnering

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Financial Systems

Job description

Senior Finance Manager - Plymouth / Hybrid - £70-85,000 + Excellent financial and non-financial benefits

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have formed a retained recruitment partnership with a fast growing and highly respected business operating in the regulated professional services sector, UK wide. The company has tasked us with sourcing a highly experienced Finance Manager to assume overall responsibility for the operational financial controls of a key division of their business. The role is offered as a full time, permanent opportunity and can be operated on a hybrid working model between their divisional HQ in Plymouth and remotely where required (further details to be provided to shortlisted applicants).

Supervising a team of 3 experienced colleagues and reporting to the group level leadership team, this will be a broad and interesting role providing effective financial controls but also providing strategic financial intelligence to the SMT through effective business partnering. Key responsibilities include:

1. Regular collaboration with group finance team on all aspects of FP&A and forecasting, ensuring short and long term objectives are achieved
2. Ensuring company budgets are adhered to
3. Play a key role in integrating, improving and streamlining financial systems and processes
4. Identify and manage potential financial risks
5. Production of high quality, detailed reporting packs with commentary
6. Provide financial analysis focusing on profitability
7. Lead, develop and mentor an ambitious and energetic team

The opportunity calls for an experienced financial leader, ideally with exposure to working with a large services business. The successful candidate will be a professionally qualified individual (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), probably possessing upwards of 5 years PQE, and with the ability to lead and develop a passionate finance team. The successful candidate will likely have trained in practice and possess a good understanding of audit policies and statutory accounting. Experience of working within a regulated company environment would be highly advantageous, but certainly not an essential requirement. Strong people management skills, the ability to communicate effectively across multiple departments and external stakeholders will be requisite. Most importantly, we’re searching for a super-dynamic, forward thinker with a problem-solving attitude: Somebody that wants to make things better, that wants to see things grow, and somebody that wants to develop a long-term career with a highly motivated and energetic senior management team.

Curious? We hope so. For further details and to apply to this interesting proposition, please contact Elle Benjamin quoting reference EB10465.