Finance Manager 12 month FTC (4250)

Finance Manager – 12-Month FTC

Location: London – Hybrid, minimum 2–3 days per week in the office

Salary: £80,000- £90,000

Contract: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract

About the Client

Our client is a large, international organisation with a significant global presence and a strong people-focused culture. They value collaboration, individuality and shared success, giving employees the opportunity to develop their careers while contributing to a supportive and inclusive working environment. They believe in empowering their employees with the tools and trust they need to make impactful decisions.

About the Job

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join the organisation during an important period of growth, integration and change. Working closely with the Financial Controller, you will take a leading role in management accounting, financial reporting and control, while supporting improvements to finance processes and developing a team of five.

Duties will include:

• Managing key elements of the month-end and quarter-end cycles, ensuring financial information is delivered accurately and on schedule.
• Maintaining balance sheet integrity through reconciliations, reviews and effective oversight of work completed by the management accounting team.
• Working alongside the Financial Controller to strengthen the financial control framework and ensure appropriate controls are clearly documented and evidenced.
• Calculating bad debt provisions in partnership with the Accounts Receivable Manager.
• Producing quarterly analytical reviews covering both profit and loss and balance sheet performance for Group Finance.
• Coordinating the year-end audit process, responding to auditor requests and working with stakeholders across finance and the wider organisation.
• Completing quarterly regulatory returns for two regulated entities.
• Providing information required for corporation tax and VAT matters and liaising with external tax advisers.
• Ensuring accounting activity remains aligned with Group policies and relevant statutory requirements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency and enhance financial controls.
• Leading, supporting and developing a finance team of five.

About the Successful Applicant

You will be an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant with 3–5 years' post-qualified experience and strong knowledge of FRS 102 and IFRS. You will bring proven finance team leadership, external audit experience, excellent Excel skills and experience across multiple accounting systems. A confident communicator, you will be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, challenging constructively and identifying practical improvements to financial processes and controls

What You Will Receive in Return

You will join a large international organisation offering a broad benefits package focused on financial wellbeing, health and longer-term personal priorities. Alongside hybrid working, you can expect a culture that supports career development, mentoring, volunteering and charitable activity, with an emphasis on work-life balance and employee wellbeing. The organisation is also committed to inclusion, equal opportunity and providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment.