Senior Finance Manager - Cross-Border & Strategy

Ashton Recruitment; Newry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare

Training and development opportunities

Funded professional development

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

Ashton Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Manager for a Newry-based team. This senior role offers full operational responsibility for the day-to-day finance function, reporting to the Finance Director and leading the finance team.

You will oversee financial controls, month-end close, and provide commercial analysis to support strategic decisions across the UK and ROI. This is a hands-on, senior finance position with broad responsibilities and partner‑level interaction.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• 3+ years post-qualification experience.
• Experience leading a finance team.
• Strong management accounting, budgeting and cash‑flow experience.
• Excellent knowledge of UK and ROI tax requirements.
• Experience with VAT, CIS and RCT submissions.
• Experience with WIP, project accounting or contract profitability analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling and data analysis.
• Experience using ERP or established accounting software.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical ability.
• Confident presenting financial information to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the finance team.
• Oversee bank reconciliations, accounts receivable, credit control and other core financial processes.
• Maintain robust internal controls and approve supplier payments.
• Manage month‑end close process, including journals, fixed assets and control‑account reconciliations.
• Prepare and present monthly management accounts, KPIs and variance reports.
• Take ownership of weekly cash‑flow forecasting, liquidity and working‑capital management.
• Lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts and liaise with banking partners.
• Provide commercial analysis and recommendations to the Finance Director.
• Lead year‑end audit preparations and liaise with external auditors.
• Ensure statutory and tax compliance across UK and ROI.

Skills

Leadership

Management accounting

Cash flow management

Excel modelling

Data analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP software

Excel

Job description

Ashton Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Manager for a Newry-based team. This senior role offers full operational responsibility for the day-to-day finance function, reporting to the Finance Director and leading the finance team.

You will oversee financial controls, month-end close, and provide commercial analysis to support strategic decisions across the UK and ROI. This is a hands-on, senior finance position with broad responsibilities and partner‑level interaction.