Senior Finance Manager

Description:

We’re recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to join a growing, privately owned, multi-entity business based in London.

This is a broad, hands-on leadership role with responsibility for the financial management of a portfolio of UK legal entities. You’ll lead a small finance team, take ownership of reporting, controls, tax and statutory compliance, and act as a key finance partner to senior stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the UK finance team

• Owning month-end management accounts and external reporting

• Ensuring timely statutory and interim financial statements

• Managing UK GAAP / FRS 102 accounting matters

• Leading statutory audits across multiple entities

• Overseeing tax compliance including corporation tax, VAT and WHT

• Producing and reviewing Board-level reporting

• Maintaining strong financial controls across the general ledger, AP and AR

• Supporting finance transformation, automation and systems improvement

• Partnering with senior management on financial insight and decision-making

We’re looking for:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant

• 3+ years PQE, ideally practice trained

• Experience within a complex, multi-entity environment

• Sector experience within areas such as asset management, leasing, transport, infrastructure or similar would be advantageous

• Strong UK GAAP / FRS 102 knowledge

• Good UK tax and statutory reporting experience

• Experience managing multiple legal entities

• Strong team leadership and stakeholder management skills

• Experience of Xero or a similar accounting system

• Exposure to structured finance would be advantageous