Finance Manager / Merseyside / Salary £65,000 - £70,000 + Benefits

Accountable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a growing and highly successful business to recruit a Finance Manager into a key position within their finance function.

This is a broad and commercially focused role offering a unique blend of financial control, reporting and business partnering responsibilities. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a pivotal role in supporting both the finance function and operational leadership team, providing meaningful financial insight that drives performance across a key division of the business.

The successful candidate will take ownership of monthly reporting, forecasting and financial controls, whilst also acting as a trusted finance partner to operational and commercial stakeholders, helping to improve profitability, support growth initiatives and influence strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with operational and commercial leadership teams to support the delivery of business objectives and drive financial performance
• Provide insightful financial analysis, reporting and commentary to support decision-making across a key business division.
• Support the Finance Director and FP&A function through the production of weekly and monthly reporting, forecasts and performance analysis
• Identify opportunities to improve margins, drive cost efficiencies and enhance profitability.
• Lead customer and contract profitability reporting, KPI analysis and commercial performance reviews.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, scenario modelling and business planning activities.
• Manage month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Maintain ownership of balance sheet reporting, cashflow forecasting and associated controls.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, controls and systems.
• Manage external audit relationships and coordinate the year-end audit process.
• Lead and develop a small finance team (2) while supporting the wider finance function.

Key skills

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Commercial Finance Manager or Finance Business Partner role.
• Strong financial reporting, forecasting and management accounting background.
• Demonstrable experience partnering with operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn financial data into actionable business insight.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes.
• Confident communicator capable of influencing and challenging senior stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and process enhancement.
• Strong Excel and financial systems experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking for a genuinely broad role that combines technical finance responsibilities with commercial business partnering. You'll have significant exposure to senior leadership, the ability to influence business performance and the opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth and development of a successful organisation.

**Candidates available on a shorter notice period are preferred.

To discuss in more detail please contact Lauren Harrison from Accountable Recruitment today on 07731 356 287