Finance Manager

Role: Finance Manager

Location: Warrington, WA1 4RZ

Hours: 37.5hpw, 08:00-16:00 Monday to Friday

Salary: between £60,000 and £75,000 pa DOE

We’re looking for a Finance Manager to support accurate reporting, clear financial insight and well-managed finance processes across the operation. This is a key role for someone who enjoys working closely with others, improving ways of working and helping teams make well-informed decisions.

You’ll lead the accounting function, ensuring management accounts, statutory reporting, forecasts and budgets are delivered accurately and on time. You’ll also help maintain strong controls and make sure financial information is clear, reliable and useful for the wider business.

What you’ll be doing

Leading month-end close and preparing accurate management accounts, reports, forecasts and budgets

Sharing clear financial insight with department heads to support planning, performance reviews and decision making

Managing working capital, including cash, stock, debtors and creditors

Supporting improvements following the Microsoft Dynamics 365 go-live, helping to stabilise and improve processes

Acting as a finance partner to operational teams, helping them understand performance and identify practical improvements

Maintaining control accounts, fixed asset records, financial controls and accounting systems

Supporting audit activity, tax packs, VAT analysis and group reporting

Reviewing supplier set-up, payment authorisations and sales and purchase ledger activity

Supporting, developing and guiding the finance team, including objectives, training, absence and holiday processes

What we’re looking for

A qualified accountant, such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA

Experience working in a manufacturing environment

Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365, or a similar finance system, in a production environment

Experience supporting or managing a team

Confidence using data to create reports, dashboards and useful insight, including Power BI

A structured, analytical approach with good attention to detail

A practical, proactive style and the ability to manage a varied workload

Willingness to travel across the UK when needed

If you enjoy turning financial data into meaningful business insight and want to play a key role in driving performance and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you!