3,152 Finance Professionals jobs in the United Kingdom

• Implementing and refining production systems for finished goods and raw materials.
• Ensuring processes are correctly established within the systems and providing training to users.
• Analysing system data outputs for accuracy and investigating discrepancies.
• Supporting system implementations across production, warehouse, and finance functions.
• Working closely with the production team, warehouse, finance colleagues, and senior management.

• An accountant with strong systems knowledge and confidence in understanding how processes fit within a system.
• The ability to analyse data with accuracy, identify issues, and present meaningful insights.
• Excellent communication and training skills to engage with both finance and operational colleagues.
• A manufacturing background (highly beneficial but not essential).

• Be part of a business experiencing exceptional growth and investment .
• Shape a newly created role and help drive system and process improvements.
• Gain exposure to production, warehouse, and finance operations in a hands-on environment.
• Work with a collaborative finance team led by an experienced Group Finance Director and Financial Controller.
• Enjoy long-term career opportunities as the company continues to expand.

The Finance Risk & Controls Specialist role is ideal for someone with a strong background in Accounting & Finance, focusing on compliance and internal controls. Based in Tunbridge Wells, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to financial integrity and operational efficiency.

Client Details

This organisation operates within the Media & Agency industry, focusing on delivering exceptional services and solutions to its clients. As a medium-sized business, it prides itself on maintaining professional standards and a commitment to excellence.

Description

• Help establish an internal control framework for the company's new financial system and finance processes.
• Review current processes & implement robust financial controls withing the finance department.
• Document internal control processes & communicate to the relevant staff.
• Monitor processes & internal controls on an ongoing basis.
• Be a part of the year end audit preparation team & liaise between the finance team ad auditors
• Assist in the year end and interim audits, assisting auditors with queries, sampling and demonstrating processes
• Perform Risk Assessments of current controls and present viable alternate processes if necessary.
• Auditing and updating the Fixed Asset register monthly
• Assisting with all and any accountancy system issues

Profile

The successful Finance Risk & Controls Specialist will have experience in the above and be considering part time work.

Job Offer

Finance Risk & Controls Specialist

• A competitive salary of approximately 40k-45k
• A fixed-term contract offering stability and clear objectives.
• A professional work environment in Tunbridge Wells.
• The chance to work in a growing industry, contributing to high-impact projects.
• Opportunities to enhance your skills in Accounting & Finance.

If you are ready to take on this rewarding Finance Risk & Controls Specialist role, apply today to join a respected organisation committed to excellence.

• Implementing and refining production systems for finished goods and raw materials.
• Ensuring processes are correctly established within the systems and providing training to users.
• Analysing system data outputs for accuracy and investigating discrepancies.
• Supporting system implementations across production, warehouse, and finance functions.
• Working closely with the production team, warehouse, finance colleagues, and senior management.

• An accountant with strong systems knowledge and confidence in understanding how processes fit within a system.
• The ability to analyse data with accuracy, identify issues, and present meaningful insights.
• Excellent communication and training skills to engage with both finance and operational colleagues.
• A manufacturing background (highly beneficial but not essential).

• Be part of a business experiencing exceptional growth and investment .
• Shape a newly created role and help drive system and process improvements.
• Gain exposure to production, warehouse, and finance operations in a hands-on environment.
• Work with a collaborative finance team led by an experienced Group Finance Director and Financial Controller.
• Enjoy long-term career opportunities as the company continues to expand.

Finance Manager

Industry:  Charity

Location:  Newport, Isle of Wight ( may consider hybrid role, working from home up to two days per week)

Hours:  9am - 5pm

Days:  3 days per week ( at least one day in the office)

Duration:  Permanent

Duties:

Monitor and analyse financial data to provide accurate and timely reports to Trustees, senior management, internal and external stakeholders.
Produce and present regular budget forecast reports, quarterly reforecasts, and cash flow forecasts including monthly review of reserves and bank balances is undertaken with results circulated.
Compile the annual budget, working alongside budget holders.
Lead year-end activity and closing the annual accounts in line with the charities' deadlines and standards, liaise with external auditors.
Ensure the charity adheres to all governance relating to financial controls
Develop and implement financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations in addition to finding ways to reduce costs and increase profit.
Provide advice to support submission of tenders or contract/grant applications and final approval of budgets prior to tender submission.
Lead, manage, mentor, and develop the Finance Team, overseeing activities around payroll, accounts, debt, and tax functions.
Provide training to staff impacted by self-service or governing finance-related procedures.

Experience:

Must have previous accounting experience at managerial level including supervision of staff and managing financial operations.
Experience within the charity or knowledge of charity legislation is an advantage.
Must have relevant degree level qualifications or ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA/ CIPFA.
Must have a high level of computer literacy including Xero and Microsoft Office 360.
Must have strong analytical and numeracy skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
Must have a high level of organisational skills, be self-motivated and effectively manage workload to deadlines.
Must have excellent communication, presentation and relationship management skills.

Salary:  £40 - 48,000 per annum, dependent upon experience, pro rata.

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Your new company

Your new company will be at a well-established organisation, turnover c50m who are seeking a qualified Finance Manager to lead statutory accounting and tax. This is a pivotal role within the finance team, offering the opportunity to influence strategy and ensure robust financial governance across the business.

Your new role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for delivering statutory financial reporting, managing tax compliance, and overseeing payroll and capital accounting functions. You'll coordinate inputs across the organisation to produce accurate statutory accounts, ensure balance sheet control, and drive continuous improvement in financial processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading statutory and regulatory reporting, including year-end audit deliverables
• Managing tax filings (VAT, P11D, PSA, corporation tax)
• Overseeing payroll and pension compliance
• Supporting capital accounting and maintaining fixed assets
• Improving internal controls and ensuring ledger integrity
• Coaching and mentoring team members to support professional development

What you'll need to succeed

You'll be a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with proven experience in leading finance teams and preparing statutory accounts. Strong technical knowledge is essential, along with experience in tax computations, leading audit and financial controls. You'll be confident business partnering with non-finance stakeholders and have a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement. Experience in the housing, charity, or public sector is desirable, along with advanced IT skills including Excel.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary up to 65,000
• Hybrid working model (2 days in office - Tuesdays required)
• Pension (matched and doubled!)
• Parking
• A supportive and collaborative working environment

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 contact Natalie Collings directly for a confidential discussion.

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Finance Manager - Full-time Permanent - £30,000 - £0,000 - Milton Keynes

Our client, an SME based in Milton Keynes, is seeking a skilled Finance Manager to join their team. This is a stand-alone position where you will manage the full accounts process and support the business owner in implementing best finance practices and ensuring financial control.

About the Role:

This stand-alone Finance Manager position in an SME environment involves working closely with the business owner to provide up-to-date financial reporting, manage the day-to-day transactional finance activities (sales and purchase ledger), and implement best practices in financial control.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and maintaining the fixed asset register
• Overseeing the purchase and sales ledger process (including credit control)
• Keeping Sage Line 50 up-to-date
• Cash flow forecasting
• Management accounting
• Handling VAT returns

About You:

This is an excellent long-term opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager who enjoys a hands-on and engaging role. The ideal candidate will have experience in an SME environment, adding value directly to the business owner and managing a full finance function independently.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a stand-alone finance position
• Experience with VAT returns
• Experience with cash flow forecasting
• Experience managing a fixed asset register

What's in It for You?

Our client offers a friendly work environment where you can make a real difference. The salary for this full-time, office-based position is between 0,000 and 0,000, depending on experience, with a workweek of 37.5 hours. Additionally, there is free on-site parking available.

If you are an experienced Finance Manager looking for a rewarding role in an SME setting, we would love to hear from you.

Accountant / Finance Manager (Engineering)

45,000 - 55,000 + Company Benefits

Braintree

Are you an Accountant / Finance Manager from an engineering background, looking to join an rapidly growing company where you can play a key role in regards to the businesses goals and objectives?

On offer is a brilliant opportunity to join a well-established company in a highly autonomous role where you will report directly into the Director team.

This greatly successful Engineering company have rapidly expanded in recent years. Due to this continued success they are looking to onboard a new financial professional.

In this pivotal role you will provide accounting support to the company and work directly with senior management to look after the financial side of the business and implement your own ideas to improve profit.

This role would suit an Accountant / Finance Manager from an engineering background looking to develop their career whilst becoming a key member of an expanding business looking to maximise company revenue.

The Role:

• Accounting support, Budgeting, Forecasting, Reports and Audits.
• Making key changes to the business
• Working for a growing business

The Person:

• Accountant or Finance Professional.
• Worked within an engineering company
• Wanting a high autonomous role

Management accountant, charted accountant, finance, accountancy, acca, accountant, engineering, site controller, economics, engineering, Braintree, Harlow, bishops Stortford, Chelmsford, Essex Colchester

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• Managing a small team
• Preparing monthly management accounts for multi-entities.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly project costing, recharges and comparison to budget with variance analysis.
• Preparing weekly cashflows for subsidiaries .
• Preparing monthly reporting packs and various balance sheet.
• VAT and intrastate reporting.
• Assisting in annual audit process.
• Support Commercial teams with information used for budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensuring compliance with financial internal controls and policies are maintained across the board.
• Identifying and driving process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports.

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
• A minimum of 3-5 years' experience of managing full production of management accounts in fast growing companies.
• Previous management experience

• Perform monthly financial close providing timely and accurate financial information. This embodies all accrual/prepayment activities, control account reconciliation tie-out and Balance sheet verification
• Prepare monthly upload data for the parent company together with all required reporting requirements
• Perform year-end process and production of lead schedules as agreed with the auditors and in line with local and corporate guidelines
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and annual plan
• Provide financial support to the local management team and EMEA controller where required
• Provide cover in accounts payable and receivable
• Provide support in the payrolling
• VAT & Corporate tax returns
• Supervise the preparation of the cash forecast
• International transactions
• GmbH month end and financial closing
• Lead process optimization
• Other duties as assigned

• Maintain the costing system for manufactured goods ensuring the bill of material, machine hours, labour hours and overhead rates are up to date and accurate
• Maintain the purchase price of bought in goods ensuring the system cost is up to date and inclusive of all costs including freight and duty
• Regular review and update of product costs in line with local and corporate policies
• Analyse manufacturing costs and prepare periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production / purchase costs
• Understand and report on the manufacturing and purchase price variances and take corrective action where necessary
• Ensure accuracy in inventory values and cost of goods sold
• Assist in the physical stocktakes of both finished goods and raw materials

• High level of English language required both spoken and written.
• Recognised accountancy qualification
• 5+ years’ cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in the use of Excel and ERP systems
• Experience of managing staff and leading a team