Finance Manager
25 days ago
Halifax
Finance Manager | Halifax | £40,000 - £50,000 | Hybrid (3 days in) If you're the kind of person who prefers ownership over oversight, this will likely appeal. There's a certain type of Finance Manager role that suits people who enjoy structure, autonomy, and quietly getting things right - without layers of approval or unnecessary complexity. This is one of them. You'll be joining a growing, private equity-backed SME at a point where the finance function is being properly set up. Systems, reporting, and processes are already being put in place - so you're not walking into chaos, but there's still plenty of scope to refine things and make it your own. It's a standalone role, giving you full visibility across the numbers and the freedom to manage them end-to-end. Ideal for someone ambitious who wants to develop, learn, and grow with the business over time. The Role: • Full ownership of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, and supporting schedules), • Preparation and posting of accruals, prepayments, and journals, with a strong focus on accuracy and cut-off, • Balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining integrity across financial data, • Variance analysis against budget/forecast, with clear and meaningful commentary, • Cashflow reporting, monitoring, and supporting working capital management, • Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, • Providing insight to support decision-making across the business, • Ledger oversight and management, • Credit control and cash collection, • Day-to-day financial management using Xero There's also an ongoing focus on continuous improvement - refining processes, strengthening controls, and ensuring finance supports the wider business effectively. What They're Looking For: • Be confident producing full management accounts independently, • Be comfortable working in a standalone role with real autonomy, • Be happy getting into the detail when needed, not just reviewing it, • Have a proactive approach to improving processes, • Be ambitious and keen to develop as the business grows, • Formal qualifications aren't essential - experience and attitude matter more here. Why It's Worth a Conversation: • Standalone role with genuine autonomy and ownership, • Private equity-backed business with clear growth potential, • A well-structured environment being built around you, • Hybrid working (3 days in the office) with flexibility around hours, • A role that will become stable and manageable once embedded If you're looking for a role where you can take full responsibility, build your experience, and grow with a business - this is a solid opportunity.