Senior Finance Manager - UK

RS UK & Ireland; Warrington; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RS Integrated Supply in Warrington is expanding with a Senior Finance Manager to lead core finance activities, ensuring accurate reporting, robust planning, and strong financial control.

You will oversee month-end close, IFRS/GAAP compliance, and collaborate with Finance Operations, FP&A, and audit teams, shaping performance insights and driving continuous improvement in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong systems knowledge including ERP and planning tools
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
• Ensure IFRS/GAAP compliance and robust month-end close
• Collaborate with RSIS Finance Operations, Commercial and FP&A across markets
• Provide financial insights and commentary to senior stakeholders
• Support internal and external audits and manage financial risks
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes and reporting tools
• Coach and develop a high-performing finance team

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Location

This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our Warrington office.

Contract Type

Permanent

RS Integrated Supply is a rapidly growing leader and global provider of comprehensive supply chain services that drive increased productivity and profitability for our clients, including Supply Chain Services, Asset Services, Master Data Leadership SM and Technology. We currently deliver our highly focused expertise through integration at more than 220 customer sites across the North America, Europe, and Singapore. The Senior Finance Manager role is a newly created position and is a key to delivering a Finance Centre of Excellence based in one location in Warrington. Taking responsibility for a business region the role will provide full responsibility for accounting and reporting the monthly, quarterly and annual outcomes.

The Opportunity

The Senior Finance Manager is responsible for leading core finance activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust financial planning, and strong financial control. The role supports strategic decision-making by providing insight, analysis, and leadership across financial operations and business performance.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP)
• Ensure a robust end to end month end process, including compliance to the timetable, task list, journal standards and approval process, balance sheet reports, process documents and improvement projects
• Present financial results and insights to senior finance leadership
• Manage the integrity of month end numbers by gaining a full understanding of the business system SYNC to gain deep knowledge of the Goods Receipts and Accrued Income postings
• Own the collaboration with the RSIS Finance Operations, Commercial and FP&A functions for the relevant markets
• Manage balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, and month-end close processes
• Provide clear financial insights and commentary to senior stakeholders
• Support audit processes (internal and external) and resolve findingsManage financial risks and ensure adherence to governance standards
• Drive consistency and standardisation across finance processes
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of finance professionals
• Drive a high-performance culture with clear accountability and delivery focus
• Support talent development and succession planning
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and reporting quality
• Support finance transformation initiatives, including system implementations
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes and reporting tools

What You’ll Bring

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong systems knowledge (e.g., ERP, planning tools, Excel/Power BI)
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
• Experience in financial control and audit environments
• A team player who enjoys collaborating, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Change management experience desired with the ability to assess and improve day to day accounting operations and systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Experience leading teams and driving change

We are RS Integrated Supply

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we’re the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses. RS Integrated Supply is one of the world’s leading providers of Integrated Supply Solutions to manufacturing industries for the provision of MRO (indirect) products. Our portfolio consists of Procurement Services, Transactional Processing, Stores Management and Inventory Optimisation enabled by industry leading digital platforms. We deliver world class results to world class companies in industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Foods, Beverage, Automotive and Aerospace.