UK Finance Lead & Business Partner for Forecasting & Growth

Morgan Mckinley (Crawley); Wokingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking a qualified Accountant to own the UK finance function within an international business. This role combines strong technical accounting with forecasting, reporting and commercial business partnering.

Reporting to the UK Financial Controller, you will lead the month-end close, manage a finance team and provide accurate financial insight to both the UK business and its US parent.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with 5+ years PQE.
• Experience leading a finance team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong month-end and management reporting experience.
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Proven budgeting and forecasting capability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close, journals, reconciliations and analysis.
• Produce monthly and quarterly reporting for the US parent company.
• Own budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Manage cash flow, collections and intercompany receivables.
• Lead the audit process with internal and external auditors.
• Oversee corporate and indirect tax compliance.
• Manage and develop the finance team.
• Act as Finance Business Partner to senior commercial stakeholders.
• Produce customer P&Ls, variance analysis and financial information for tenders and projects.
• Identify and implement process improvements across finance.
• Provide financial guidance and training to non-finance colleagues.
• Support the business with ad hoc analysis and financial requirements.

Skills

Month-end close

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Finance Partnering

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Navision

Lawson

Hyperion

Job description

Morgan McKinley is seeking a qualified Accountant to own the UK finance function within an international business. This role combines strong technical accounting with forecasting, reporting and commercial business partnering.

Reporting to the UK Financial Controller, you will lead the month-end close, manage a finance team and provide accurate financial insight to both the UK business and its US parent.