Finance Operations Manager

Role Overview

• Own the end-to-end finance operations cycle, including sales invoicing, purchase ledger, expenses and cash management, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and strong financial control
• Maintain and continuously improve month-end processes, including balance sheet reconciliations, supporting documentation and adherence to close timelines
• Ensure robust financial controls are in place across systems and processes, including banking, approvals and audit trails
• Prepare and submit accurate VAT returns across all Group entities, maintaining up-to-date technical knowledge and compliance
• Support the year-end audit process, acting as a key contact for auditors and ensuring timely, high-quality responses and documentation
• Maintain and develop finance policies, procedures and documentation in line with internal standards and QMS requirements
• Act as a business partner to teams across the organisation to improve financial processes, data quality and system usage (e.g. CRM and finance systems)
• Support company secretarial requirements and ensure compliance with statutory filing obligations
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce risk and enhance the quality of financial information across the business

Requirements

• Strong understanding of finance operations, financial controls and month-end processes
• High attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy under pressure
• Well-organised with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Confident working independently in a hands-on role without direct reports
• Strong systems mindset, with experience improving finance processes and workflows
• Effective communicator, able to build relationships across finance and non-finance teams
• Proactive approach to identifying risks, inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
• Part-qualified (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience in a similar finance operations or management role
• Experience of working in a multi-entity or group structure (desirable)
• Experience supporting audits and statutory compliance requirements

Benefits

• Company bonus scheme
• Private medical healthcare
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per annum, increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to 5 years
• Annual wellbeing day
• Annual volunteering day
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Perkbox discount scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Company sick pay
• Parental leave pay
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Monthly employee value awards