UK - Senior Finance Manager

VenturEd Solutions; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join their dynamic team. This role involves leading financial reporting, managing audits, and coaching a talented finance team. You'll play a pivotal role in driving strategic decision-making while ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial processes. With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll utilize advanced financial systems to enhance efficiency. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and fosters a supportive environment for all employees.

Benefits

Private healthcare membership

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous paid sick leave

Enhanced paid parental leave

Death in Service Insurance

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in finance or accounting roles.
• Experience managing offshore teams is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support production of month-end management accounts.
• Lead UK and US audit processes and prepare tax filings.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Reporting

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

UK accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)

Tools

Sage Intaact

Salesforce

Job description

Direct message the job poster from VenturEd Solutions

Human Resources Generalist at VenturED Solutions

We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager (hybrid) to join our growing team at VenturEd Solutions UK!

We’re looking for a hands-on Finance Manager with strong leadership experience and a supportive, coaching approach to help develop the finance team. Solid systems knowledge is essential to streamline processes and improve reporting efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the end-to-end production of the month-end management accounts, including interrogation and providing review and commentary on areas of variance to plan.
• Produce the monthly management accounts pack, including completion of full balance sheet reconciliations and upload to Blackline system.
• Lead both UK and US audit processes.
• Prepare and submit tax filings including VAT, corporation tax, and research & development tax claims.
• Produce and report weekly cashflow, including analysis of variances.
• Produce monthly and annual consolidated accounts for both internal and external reporting.
• Manage two direct reports, including Accounts Payable – coaching, mentoring, and nurturing team talent.
• Oversee offshore finance staff based in India and/or the Philippines, ensuring alignment with global processes and standards.
• Drive a cost management agenda across the business, proactively challenging and managing spend.
• Collaborate with the Senior Management Team to support and drive strategic decision-making.
• Champion continuous improvement of all finance activities, leveraging systems and reporting tools to drive efficiency.
• Utilize Salesforce to support finance processes, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• UK accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA
• At least 5 years of proven experience in finance or accounting roles with increasing responsibility.
• At least 2 years of experience managing or supervising staff, including offshore teams, is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience producing management accounts, financial reporting, and supporting audit processes.
• Strong working knowledge of financial system tools: Sage Intaact; experience with Salesforce is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and compliance.

About VenturEd Solutions UK

VenturEd Solutions UK comprises market-leading education technology companies trusted by over 18,000 school establishments. Our family of products provide customers with tangible benefits by reducing costs, offering your staff more time to focus on their priorities, and working alongside your leadership teams to achieve your strategic priorities.

Our suite includes communications, payments, analytics, data integration solutions, and school website design. Home of Groupcall, Teachers2Parents, SchoolMoney, BehaviourWatch, SchoolPod, Parentapps, WisePay, Assembly, and Xporter.

Why work here?

• Full personal membership to our private healthcare, AXA PPP
• 25 days of holiday, plus the bank holidays
• Generous paid sick leave
• Enhanced paid parental leave
• Membership to our Death in Service Insurance scheme which provides 4x your salary to your loved ones
• Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme

VenturEd Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, committed to being a successful, caring and welcoming place for all employees. We want to create a supportive and inclusive environment where our employees can reach their full potential, without prejudice and discrimination. We are committed to a culture where respect and understanding is fostered, and the diversity of people's backgrounds and circumstances will be positively valued.

We therefore treat everyone on the basis of their talent and cultural capability, and nothing else.

VenturEd Solutions aims to achieve equality by removing any potential discrimination due to protected characteristics defined in the Equality Act 2010.

Additional Factors:

All persons hired will be required to

• Verify their identity
• Provide proof of the right to live and work in the UK
• Complete and satisfy any pre-employment checks

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Management

Industries

• Software Development