61 Finance jobs in Cardiff

• Oversee and manage the month-end and year-end financial closing processes.
• Prepare and analyze detailed financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Ensure compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS, staying updated on changes in accounting regulations.
• Liaise with external auditors during statutory audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations.
• Develop and implement improvements to accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Manage the preparation of VAT, Corporation Tax, and other regulatory filings.
• Perform variance analysis, investigating discrepancies and providing explanations to management.
• Support financial planning and forecasting activities.
• Mentor and guide junior members of the accounting team.
• Assist with ad-hoc financial projects and analysis as required.

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with a strong focus on financial reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Proven experience with financial statement preparation and audits.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks) and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Experience in a hybrid work environment is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Manage and oversee the financial closing process, including month-end and year-end procedures.
• Prepare and review accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards.
• Perform detailed account reconciliations and ensure the accuracy of general ledger balances.
• Develop and analyze financial reports, including variance analysis and trend identification.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and financial projections.
• Implement and monitor internal controls to ensure compliance and safeguard assets.
• Support external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.
• Liaise with other departments to ensure smooth financial operations and data integrity.

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial accounting and reporting roles.
• In-depth knowledge of GAAP or IFRS standards.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks) and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines effectively in a remote environment.

Are you an ambitious Accounts Assistant looking to grow your career in a supportive and stable environment?

We're working with a well-established business seeking a full-time Accounts Assistant to support their Finance Manager across a range of responsibilities, with a focus on management accounts and pricing support. You'll be joining a small, close-knit team where your contribution will be truly valued and where progression is actively encouraged.

The Role:

• Work closely with the Finance Manager on management accounts and pricing analysis
• Prepare accounts up to trial balance
• Provide cover on transactional tasks during staff holidays
• Support ongoing finance projects and reporting
• Opportunity to work with SAP (prior experience a big plus)

What We're Looking For:

• A strong foundation in finance or accounting
• Experience preparing accounts to trial balance
• SAP experience is highly desirable
• A proactive, hands-on approach with a willingness to learn
• Someone who's started AAT or looking to progress to CIMA/ACCA (study support provided)
• A team player comfortable working in a small, mature team environment

The Offer:

• Salary: 26,000-30,000 per annum
• Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday (9-5, flexible to 8-4 or similar)
• Location: Office-based during probation, with potential for flexibility afterward
• Development: Study support (both financial and time-based)
• Interview: Face-to-face preferred; Teams can be accommodated. Availability from Wednesday 17th onwards

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow gradually into a bigger role while being part of a steady and supportive business. If you're someone who enjoys working closely with leadership and wants real progression in your career, we'd love to hear from you.

Morgan McKinley are delighted to be working with a business in South Bristol. They are looking for a Finance Manager to join their team.

The responsibilities for this Finance Manager include:

• Preparing monthly management accounts and reporting packs
• Cashflow control
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Business partnering with various stakeholders
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Assisting with audit process

The ideal candidate:

• Qualified - ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Experience within either a group or commercial setting - working across multiple entities
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, changing environment
• Strong excel user
• Audit experience

The package:

• Salary - 70,000
• This role does require you to be in the office 5 days a week
• Pension
• Comprehensive overall benefits package

Finance Officer
Cardiff | Hybrid Working
Up to £30,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Officer to join a growing organisation that truly cares for and supports its members across Wales.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in strengthening the financial resilience, governance, and oversight of members. Supporting the Senior Finance Officer, you’ll help manage the accounts for a variety of businesses, making a real impact while developing your own career.

We’re looking for someone who is either AAT qualified (or qualified by experience) with solid experience in bookkeeping, accounts preparation, budgeting, and year-end processes. You’ll need to be confident working independently, with excellent attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing purchase and sales ledger transactions
li>Bank reconciliations
• Journal entries, cash and accrual accounting
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Monitoring income and expenditure
• Cashflow forecasting and budget preparation
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• VAT returns

Person Specification

• Hands-on experience with Xero and QuickBooks
• Confident in managing accounts and advising clients
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Willingness to learn and take on additional responsibility as the organisation grows
• Ability to multitask and work flexibly within a small, friendly team
• Previous accounts prep experience for small businesses is highly desirable
• Leisure industry experience would be an advantage

Benefits

This is a fantastic time to join as the organisation continues to expand. In return, you’ll enjoy a market-leading benefits package, including:

< i>Flexible working hours (37-hour week)
• Hybrid working: 5 office days office working per fortnight (Tues, Weds, alternate Thurs)
• Modern city-centre offices with free onsite parking
• Pension scheme
• Subsidised canteen facilities
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service)
• Health insurance
• Cycle-to-work and EV schemes
• Study support and CPD opportunities (after probation)
• Regular social events

This is an urgent vacancy , and candidates on shorter notice will be particularly attractive, though the organisation is willing to wait for the right person.

Interested? Apply today to secure your interview!

NXTGEN are recruiting on behalf of a high-profile public sector organisation who are seeking a Director of Finance and Commercial. The Director of Finance and Commercial will play a pivotal role in providing strategic leadership across finance, commercial, and economic functions during a period of major transformation. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Director of Finance and Commercial to operate at board level, influence strategic decision-making, and deliver real impact on a national scale.

This role is inside IR35 and requires 2-3 days a week on site in Cardiff.

As Director of Finance and Commercial, you will provide strategic leadership across financial, commercial, and economic functions, ensuring the organisation delivers effective governance, robust financial stewardship, and value-for-money decision-making.

This is a board-level position where the Director of Finance and Commercial will act as:

• Lead Executive for the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

• Full Main Board member

• Accountable Executive for risk management and corporate assurance

• Chair of the Finance & Investment Committee and Commercial Assurance Panel

You will play a key role in guiding the organisation through change, embedding strong commercial strategies, and influencing strategic decision-making at the highest level.

• Lead the Finance, Commercial, and Economics functions, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and government standards.

• Provide financial guidance to the CEO and Executive Team, supporting spending reviews and fee assessments.

• Act as corporate guardian for budgets and efficiency targets, ensuring compliance with Managing Public Money .

• Drive continuous improvement in financial operations, systems, and service delivery.

• Champion evidence-based decision-making and value-for-money across major programmes.

• Strengthen commercial acumen and embed effective procurement strategies aligned with government best practice.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government and external stakeholders.

• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of the annual report, accounts, and other statutory reporting.

We're looking for a highly credible senior finance leader with:

• Proven experience leading finance in a complex organisation (public sector preferred).

• A track record of delivering strong financial management and value for money.

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams through organisational change.

• Board-level influence with the ability to shape strategic direction.

• Strong knowledge of government standards, procurement, and Managing Public Money .

• A full professional accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA, or equivalent).

• Current SC clearance (or the ability to secure this quickly).

Contract Details

• Contract length: 6 months (extension TBC)

• IR35: In scope

• Location: Cardiff (2-3 days per week in office)

Sellick Partnership are excited to be seeking two Finance Managers on a permanent basis, for Bristol City Council.

About the role:

Role: Finance Manager

Location: Hybrid/Bristol

Salary: 53,807 - 56,089

Hours: Full time, part time or term-time

Reporting to: Business Partner

Overview:

• Provide financial advice and guidance to managers to improve business performance and the delivery of the corporate vision, priorities & values
• Manage and deliver financial and management accounting services including budgeting, medium and long-term financial planning, project support, forecasting, in-year financial reporting (including the closure of the annual accounts) and control
• Identify, develop & support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of financial services across the organisation
• Provide a key consultative role in the strategic & operational development of wide-ranging services

Key responsibilities:

• Identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of financial services
• Progress key internal & external financial documents for your respective area of the portfolio
• Manage & motivate staff, ensuring robust management and supervisory practices are undertaken, learning & development proactively supported and to provide coaching and mentoring as appropriate
• Support and embed culture of budget holder empowerment and delivery of value for money, including application of benchmarking
• Provision of insightful predictive analytics, utilising economic, social, & demographic data and commercial acumen to support business development and income improvements across the organisation
• Lead on the co-ordination & production of the in-year monitoring reports, ensuring key monthly financial monitoring tasks assigned are achieved to a high quality
• Lead on the collation of detailed revenue budgets including growth & transformation cost & efficiency programmes
• Update & publish the annual budget monitoring timetable, briefing all service finance business partnering teams & ensuring service managers & director sign-off is achieved

Finance Manager - Children & Education

• Develop & support on the detailed revenue and/or capital budgets for inclusion within the budget, in liaison with Heads of Service & Business Partners, and in line with the MTFP, Capital Strategy & transformation, efficiency programmes
• Ensure service managers/directors have a thorough understanding and acceptance of their detailed budgets through workshops and other similar processes

Finance Manager - Corporate

• Lead and coordinate development of the Capital and Investment Strategy, ensuring alignment with appropriate corporate strategies & asset management planning
• Lead on the development, coordination and financing of the council's capital programme
• Lead on development & refresh of the Treasury Management Strategy
• Put in place effective banking & appropriate financial systems and processes that support excellent financial stewardship
• Manage cash finances to ensure appropriate level of working capital & the most effective use of investments & borrowing
• Lead and coordinate Tax advice, including VAT, SDLT and Corporation Tax
• Ensure risk management, insurance and associated strategies and plans are effectively delivered
• Process insurance policies, claims & insurance related correspondence and transactions in accordance with agreed timescales ensuing losses are minimised and recoveries maximised

Person specification:

• CCAB (or equivalent)
• Experience of planning, motivating & controlling the work of a diverse team of Finance staff
• Experience of dealing with a range of stakeholders with a varying degree of understanding of financial matters
• Experience in at least 3 of the following areas:
• Supporting the optimisation of effective finance systems
• Budget preparation, analysing and monitoring complex budgets
• Project accounting work - producing business case and benefit realisation
• Producing and analysing complex financial reports
• Completing statutory accounts for a complex organisation
• Financial modelling

How to apply:

To apply, please submit your CV or contact Kathryn Evans in the Sellick Partnership Derby office for a confidential chat.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

Are you an ambitious Accounts Assistant looking to grow your career in a supportive and stable environment?

We're working with a well-established business seeking a full-time Accounts Assistant to support their Finance Manager across a range of responsibilities, with a focus on management accounts and pricing support. You'll be joining a small, close-knit team where your contribution will be truly valued and where progression is actively encouraged.

The Role:

• Work closely with the Finance Manager on management accounts and pricing analysis
• Prepare accounts up to trial balance
• Provide cover on transactional tasks during staff holidays
• Support ongoing finance projects and reporting
• Opportunity to work with SAP (prior experience a big plus)

What We're Looking For:

• A strong foundation in finance or accounting
• Experience preparing accounts to trial balance
• SAP experience is highly desirable
• A proactive, hands-on approach with a willingness to learn
• Someone who's started AAT or looking to progress to CIMA/ACCA (study support provided)
• A team player comfortable working in a small, mature team environment

The Offer:

• Salary: 26,000-30,000 per annum
• Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday (9-5, flexible to 8-4 or similar)
• Location: Office-based during probation, with potential for flexibility afterward
• Development: Study support (both financial and time-based)
• Interview: Face-to-face preferred; Teams can be accommodated. Availability from Wednesday 17th onwards

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow gradually into a bigger role while being part of a steady and supportive business. If you're someone who enjoys working closely with leadership and wants real progression in your career, we'd love to hear from you.