Job Title: Accounting Finance Manager Contract Type: Per...
What you'll be doing:
- Lead and oversee month-end accounting activities, ensuring financial results are accurate, complete and delivered in line with reporting deadlines and accounting policies.
- Own balance sheet governance across designated areas, reviewing reconciliations, investigating variances and ensuring balances accurately reflect the financial position of the business.
- Lead the financial reporting and accounting requirements for Supply Chain, Inventory, Provisions and other key accounting areas, ensuring compliance and strong financial control.
- Partner with stakeholders across FP&A, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain and wider Finance teams, providing insight, challenge and support to drive informed decision making.
- Support external audit activity, VAT reporting and compliance requirements, while identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting efficiency across the function.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of three direct reports, helping to build a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
Why You'll love it here:
- Bonus up to 20%
- Up to 10% contributory pension
- Up to 60% off Premier Inn and Hub stays
What you'll need:
- Experience within Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Management Accounting or Financial Control roles.
- Part-qualified or nearly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
- Strong month-end reporting and balance sheet control experience, with an excellent attention to detail.
- Experience building relationships and influencing stakeholders across Finance and non-Finance teams.
- Strong organisational and workload management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Confident using judgement to challenge, investigate and explain financial results to senior stakeholders.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large datasets to support reporting, analysis and decision making.
- Experience leading, mentoring or developing team members within a finance function.
- Experience within a large corporate, FTSE-listed, retail, hospitality or consumer-facing business would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of Oracle Fusion, IFRS, UK GAAP and external audit processes would be beneficial.
- Experience producing management reports, presentations and financial insights for senior stakeholders would be highly desirable.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 204551-4492
Advertised: 21 Aug 2026
