Senior Finance Manager

Butler Rose; Sampford Peverell; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Progression opportunities

Exposure to diverse portfolio

Job summary

Butler Rose is recruiting a Senior Finance Manager for a growing, privately owned business in mid Devon. You will lead day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, robust controls and meaningful commercial insight to support performance and strategic decisions.

This hands-on leadership role blends financial and operational focus in a dynamic environment with broad exposure and clear progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with finance leadership experience.
• Strong technical accounting and financial management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the finance team.
• Own the budgeting, forecasting and cash flow processes.
• Deliver accurate and timely management reporting.
• Strengthen financial controls and governance across the business.
• Partner with operational managers and department heads to support commercial objectives.
• Provide financial analysis and insight to aid decision making.
• Support business planning, growth initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Commercial awareness

Strategic thinking

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Butler Rose is exclusively recruiting a Senior Finance Manager for a growing, privately owned business in mid Devon. Reporting directly to the CFO and working closely with the senior leadership team, this is a broad and commercially focused role that offers significant exposure across the organisation and a clear route for future progression.

The Role

As Senior Finance Manager, you will lead day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, robust controls and meaningful commercial insight to support business performance and strategic decision-making.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys working across both financial and operational matters in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the finance team.
• Own the budgeting, forecasting and cash flow processes.
• Deliver accurate and timely management reporting.
• Strengthen financial controls and governance across the business.
• Partner with operational managers and department heads to support commercial objectives.
• Provide financial analysis and insight to aid decision making.
• Support business planning, growth initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

About You

You'll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with:

• Previous experience in a finance leadership role.
• Strong technical accounting and financial management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• A highly organised approach with exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

What's on Offer?

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package.
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of businesses.
• Significant autonomy and influence within the organisation.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Long-term progression opportunities within a growing business.
• A varied and rewarding role with direct access to senior decision-makers.

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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
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