Finance Manager - ACA/CIMA/ACCA

Job description

**Role Overview** The **Finance Manager** provides essential day-to-day support across the business and is a key point of contact. The role supports the business commercially, leads transactional finance, month-end processing and administrative duties and owns the end-to-end finance for two recently acquired companies. This is an ideal role for an organised, detail-focused individual looking to build a career within a dynamic, international, private-equity-backed business. **Key Responsibilities** **Transactional Finance** - Assist in raising customer invoices for professional services and recharged expenses. - Support maintaining up-to-date accounts payable and accounts receivable records. - Support the FD with ad hoc operational reports. **Expenses & Credit Cards** - Support administration of corporate cards and expense reports, ensuring timely submission and correct coding. - Check documentation for accuracy and follow up on missing or incorrect information. **Month-End & Reporting Support** - Prepare month-end Management Information. - Lead P&L & Balance Sheet preparation, maintaining adequate month-end schedules. - Gather and validate financial data for management reporting across the business. - Own the maintenance of accurate financial records in financial systems. **Cashflow & Working Capital** - Manage AP and AR trackers and highlight overdue balances, working with the business to drive timely cash management. - Own and submit 13-week Cash Flow to Finance Director. **Compliance, Tax, Audit & Controls** - Lead preparation of documentation for year-end and external audit. - Maintain organised digital records for compliance and tax requirements across multiple entities. - Support adherence to internal controls, processes, and finance policies. - Support with opening new legal entities. **Systems & Improvement** - Oversee and support data entry and integrity in finance systems. - Assist in documenting and improving finance processes to drive efficiency. - Assist with migration from legacy finance systems to NetSuite. **Financial Reporting and Projects** - Provide financial analysis support and drive the business. - Assist on finance projects, implementations, and system enhancements. **Qualifications & Experience** **Essential** - ACA/ACCA, CIMA qualified. - Strong interest in developing a finance career; ambitious candidates from audit practice strongly encouraged to apply. - Strong working knowledge of Excel (e.g., lookups, pivot tables). - High level of attention to detail and standards of accuracy. - Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage a varied workload. - Strong communication skills and a proactive, professional attitude. - Ambitious and looking for a challenging opportunity and fast-tracked experience. - The flexibility to travel 1 week per month to Ireland and the North of England. **Desirable / Nice to have** - Experience with NetSuite or another ERP system. - Experience within an international, multi-entity, or project-based business. - IFRS knowledge a plus.