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Finance Manager - Cheltenham - Progressive business - Great opportunity Finance Manager – CheltenhamLocation: Cheltenham (Hybrid)Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits Type: Permanent Sector: Growing Service/Commercial Environment A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented Finance Manager to join a well‑established and growing business based in Cheltenham. This role is ideal for an ambitious finance professional looking to step into a position with genuine ownership, visibility, and progression. About the Role As Finance Manager, you will take responsibility for the day‑to‑day financial operations and month-end accounts reporting to a Group Financial Controller. Key responsibilities include: • Leading the month‑end process and producing accurate management accounts, • Managing budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning cycles, • Providing insightful commentary on performance and variances, • Supporting the development of processes, controls, and reporting frameworks, • Business partnering with operational and commercial teams, • Overseeing cashflow, balance sheet integrity, and key financial KPIs, • Fully qualified or Finalist (ACCA / CIMA / ACA), • Experienced in management accounting, financial control, or finance leadership, • Strong on analysis, organisation, and improving processes, • Confident partnering with non‑finance stakeholders, • Competitive salary package, • Hybrid working based in Cheltenham, • Clear progression and professional development, • Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, • A supportive and collaborative team culture, • The chance to make meaningful impact in a growing business What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. # 4771437

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis page is loaded## Head of Financial Planning & Analysislocations: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UKtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: REQ-11293# We are Ultra Precision Control SystemsUltra PCS is a leading developer of mission and safety critical equipment in the defence and aerospace industry. Our team of experts are at the heart of our success, which is why we are dedicated to fostering a safe working environment and a positive culture where every staff member feels valued and respected.We solve our customers' problems, providing engineering solutions to safety and mission critical challenges in the air and on the ground. Our solutions can be found in the latest military aircraft and vehicles, in civil aircraft, and in unmanned vehicles.We help to ensure our customers get to where they need to be safely, achieve their objectives and keep on going back.# Flexible Working# # Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.# Job DescriptionThe Ultra Finance function leads the budgeting and forecasting processes and supports the strategy process, as well as managing performance against budget. In addition, it ensures that effective financial controls are in operation in all businesses to ensure stewardship of the Group's assets. It ensures compliance with best professional standards, statutory financial requirements and fiscal provision and undertakes tax planning activities and ensure that the Group's tax reporting duties are discharged. It ensures that the Group has adequate long-term funding to meet the requirements of its Strategic Plan and supports M&A.To design and deliver impactful FP&A, including Finance Business Partnering, across the PCS UK and US entities with oversight of FP&A at the CEMS business. This role will have a sizeable commercial angle to it, with the individual expected to help generate meaningful value within the business. This role also has management responsibility for the Business Intelligence team.This role will report directly to the CFO. The role will work very closely with the Financial Controller, forming a key finance leadership team.This role will be tasked with responsibility and ownership of:* Leading the analytics associated with monthly Actuals reporting, including variances to Budget, Forecast, Prior Year etc. Analysis will cover all aspects of the P&L, especially focusing on revenue and margins within Value Streams (i.e. platforms, portfolios, part numbers etc)* The creation and production of meaningful MI to support the timely and robust month end close, culminating in the production of a high-quality, timely and complete proposed (finance) board report to be prepared for the CFO* Leading the weekly Flash forecasting process, the output of which will be a forecast of orders, revenue, contribution margin, gross margin, IRAD, opex and EBITDA BOO, together with Operating Cash BOO for the current and subsequent two months (i.e. a 3 month rolling forecast). The output should be commercially insightful (with risk & opportunities and variance analysis for example) and should have the buy-in of the key business stakeholders. Actions arising should be noted and project managed to a timely conclusion* Leading the Quarterly and annual Budget forecasting processes to agreed timelines, based on meaningful and detailed supporting schedules built on bottom-up and analysable data sources. The process should be managed through an integrated financial model with appropriate automation and clearly and easily identifiable assumptions. The output will comprise of a high quality, insightful presentation pack aligned to a complete and timely OneStream data submission* Working collaboratively across the business to lead the annual creation, submission and subsequent periodic refreshes of the 5 year Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan will cover the front end of the business and project financially through a P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow. The process should ensure a robust audit trail which is relatively easy for a reviewer to navigate their way through. The ultimate output will be a significant presentation pack providing analysis of the business through the prism of numerous different cuts and slices of the business* Developing and maintaining deep and meaningful margin analysis tools providing insight on historical and projected margins across the product range within the business. The analysis must be intrinsically linked and reconcilable to the General Ledger. The analysis should be produced in a way that enables finance and non-finance users of the tool to identify margins and make impactful decisions based on this information* Leading the creation and evolution of a robust, granular and well-presented MI suite, providing meaningful insight on business metrics in a timely fashion* Be the point Finance person for interacting with, and supporting the S&OP process, as well as ensuring it is fully integrated with financial forecasts. To enable this a keen interest will be required to ensure the Opportunities Tracker remains relevant for financial forecasting purposes* To lead finance business partnering, to include, but not be limited to: + Working very closely with the VP of Engineering and COO, providing day to day business partnering support, being a key member of their functional senior management, offering finance support, guidance and leadership to them and their teams + Embedding a culture of managing finance by operational metrics. Lead on the creation, capture, streamlining, cleansing and challenge of all financial operational metrics including key elements such as labour utilisation, efficiency, standard costs including labour routings, absorption, turnaround times etc + Be the point person for providing commercial finance leadership to the Repairs business, supporting growth in the business and improvement in margins. Additionally, working closely with the Financial Controller to provide financial comfort and controls of the warranty reserve, identifying opportunities to reduce the financial impact and identifying trends in warranty exposure + Partner in the creation of financially meaningful business cases for investment in IRAD, capitalised development, impairment testing etc + Finance lead on targeting and driving VCP opportunities* Working very closely with the Financial Controller (and team), especially to support the timely and accurate submission of month end reporting, year end audits, project accounting, bid submission and associate cost audits, and by providing insight and input to support meaningful balance sheet reconciliations on areas with significant Engineering or Operations underlying ownership* Leading the Business Intelligence team to improve the quality of data, reporting and systems across the business. Partner with the business to understand key business requirements, reporting challenges, manual processes and the like, transforming them through a structured program management approach into live, accurate, meaningful reports which are based on data which is integrally tied to the financials within the business* Identify opportunities to make improvements to IFS for capture of data, improvement of processes, creation of robust master data etc* Driving consistency of approach across all aspects of PCS and CEMS* Support ad hoc projects that may arise from time to time# Nationality RequirementsCandidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National\n#J-18808-Ljbffr

Key responsibilities for the successful Sales & Operations Manager * Lead and embed the monthly S&OP process * Align sales forecasts with operational and capacity plans * Identify constraints and drive cross-functional decision-making * Partner with Finance to lin

Relief Chef Manager Location: 50 mile radius of Glasgow Salary: Up to £33,400 per annum plus Company Car Working Pattern: 5 over 7, including weekends. We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Relief Chef Manager to join our Culinary Support Team working within a 50 mile radius of the Glasgow region, however National travel will be required in line with business needs. We're looking for a Relief Chef Manager who can do more than cook. This is a role for a hands-on leader who's as confident at the stove as they are in a client meeting, someone who understands how to run a business, manage a team, and deliver food that delights. Whilst covering the site, you'll oversee every aspect of the catering operation, from menu planning and team leadership to client relationships, budgets, compliance, and service delivery. You'll cook with passion, lead with purpose, and run the outlet like it's your own. What You'll Be Doing: Oversee the full catering operation from food to finance to front of house. Lead, develop and motivate your team to deliver excellent service every day. Managing food costs, margins, waste and labour with commercial precision. Build strong relationships with our clients and guests. Understanding their needs, exceeding expectations and delivering service with an impact. Ensure compliance with food safety, health & safety and company standards at all times. Drive consistency and quality across the kitchen and wider catering operation. What you'll bring to the table: Proven experience as a Chef Manager with strong operational experience. A passion for fresh food, seasonal ingredients, and high-quality service delivery. Great communication and leadership skills, you inspire others with your energy. A strong sense of ownership and ability to manage client relationships. Strong financial acumen. You understand P&L, cost control, and business KPIs. Excellent communication and people management skills. You build trust, lead by example, and bring out the best in your team. Hungry for more? We also offer exciting culinary pathways for team members who want to level up. With real-time mentoring, hands-on experience, and the chance to earn recognised qualifications, it's a delicious way to grow your skills while doing what you love. Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength! #Eurest TPBN1_UKCT

Robert Half are now recruiting an Interim Finance Business Partner to provide cover following a team member moving on from a longstanding client based in Cheltenham. The preference is for the successful interim to start in late February or early March to allow a full month handover across sites. Day Rate: Up to £350 per day Contract Length: 6-8 months Start Date: End of February / Early March Location: Cheltenham (max 1 day per week onsite) The Interim Finance Business Partner will support operational stakeholders across a large portfolio of sites, providing insight, challenge and value-add analysis. The role has a strong business partnering focus, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to translate financial data into meaningful commercial actions for non-finance teams. Strong emphasis on: Stakeholder management and softer skills Communicating complex financial concepts to non-finance audiences Analytical thinking and problem-solving Confidence to challenge operational teams constructively Key Responsibilities: Monthly P&L reviews across multiple sites, particularly during the first week of each month Providing value-add insight and analysis. Reviewing and assessing rota efficiency across practices Challenging operational teams on performance variances Driving and tracking delivery of operational and financial improvements Supporting the annual budgeting cycle starting in April. For more information or to apply, please contact Ben Williams @ Robert Half on 01179 935400. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice. TPBN1_UKTJ

Pinnacle Group are looking to recruit an experienced Head of Operational Finance within our Homes Finance team to lead our client accounting during a period of transition, ensuring they deliver an efficient, high quality and valued service to our clients and end customers alike. Performing an import

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Operational Finance Analyst to support a large-scale ERP transformation within a complex, multi-site environment. This hands-on role focuses on finance testing and ensuring financial integrity ahead of system go-live.

A leading housing services provider is seeking an experienced Head of Operational Finance to oversee client accounting within their Homes Finance team. The ideal candidate should be a qualified accountant with strong knowledge in housing finance and effective stakeholder communication.

A leading housing services provider in London is seeking an experienced Head of Operational Finance to lead client accounting during a period of transition. Ideal candidates should be qualified accountants with strong knowledge in housing finance and proven leadership experience.

Operational Finance Reporting Analyst. You’ll work closely with the VP of Finance, Group Financial Controller, hotel finance teams, and private equity partners to deliver accurate reporting, support budgeting and forecasting, and contribute to strategic financial initiatives. A finance professiona

Operational Risk Manager, Commodity Markets and Finance. Our team consists of Operational Risk specialists, who support our business globally on complex trading risks, to ensure that the key operational risks are being effectively managed and monitored. Join our dynamic and growing Commodities and G

A governmental financial agency is seeking analysts for its Operational Research & Analysis branch. The analyst role provides opportunities for collaboration across divisions and involvement in significant projects aimed at improving decision-making and operational efficiency.

Our team consists of Operational Risk specialists, who support our business globally on complex trading risks, to ensure that the key operational risks are being effectively managed and monitored. Commodities and Global Markets is a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, ma

Our team consists of Operational Risk specialists, who support our business globally on complex trading risks, to ensure that the key operational risks are being effectively managed and monitored. Join our dynamic and growing Commodities and Global Markets Group as a Business Operational Risk Manage

A leading consulting firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior Manager to focus on ERP-enabled transformation and transactional finance. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in finance transformation, leading projects, and managing diverse teams. Key qualifications include a fi

A leading UK building products company is seeking a Senior Accountant for its Operations Finance team.

You will challenge finance-led testing across end-to-end financial operational processes, ensuring the ERP accurately reflects real-world transactional activity. Strong operational finance background. Senior Operational Finance Analyst.

With our extensive experience in implementing Finance digital solutions to improve clients Finance processes and business, we assist clients to design a finance function that is powered by machines and new models of talent to maintain the relevance and competitiveness of Finance. Experience in at le

Pinnacle Group are looking to recruit an experienced Head of Operational Finance within our Homes Finance team to lead our client accounting during a period of transition, ensuring they deliver an efficient, high quality and valued service to our clients and end customers alike. Performing an import

Working closely with site management and central finance, you'll provide analysis and insight that supports decision-making, drives continuous improvement, and ensures compliance with statutory and internal standards. Provide ad-hoc financial support to site and central finance teams. Play a key rol

The Operational Research & Analysis (ORA) branch’s core function is to manage, model and price risk across UKEF’s portfolio, monitoring how it evolves as we support UK exports around the globe.

As our Operational Finance Systems Manager, you will:. If you’ve got experience in Operational Finance and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you. Develop

A leading law firm in the Greater Bristol Area is seeking a Contract Legal Finance Manager for an initial 3–6 month contract. The role involves overseeing key finance operations, including Accounts Receivable and Payable management. Candidates need legal finance experience, particularly in a manag