Summary
We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to partner with the Managing Director and the market team to deliver the business plan and support operational execution. This is a managerial role focused on leadership, planning and process improvement, with occasional hands-on operational tasks.
Key responsibilities
Financial and operational leadership
• Act as a trusted business partner to the Managing Director and the wider market team to deliver budget and strategy.
• Own the annual budget, periodic reforecasts and the monthly forward-looking risks & opportunities view, and drive commercial action plans where required.
• Break the business plan and budget into measurable building blocks and KPIs, ensure they are tracked by the FP&A team and by functional partners, and lead corrective actions when performance deviates from target.
• Track return on key investments, including capex for new sales initiatives, and provide actionable analysis to improve outcomes.
• Provide occasional hands-on operational support at month-end to ensure accurate and timely close (see operational tasks below).
Hands-on operational support
• Perform or assist with select month-end journal entries and accruals to support timely close.
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and resolve reconciling items when needed.
• Support billing or cash collection tasks in peak periods to ensure targets are met.
• Coordinate with shared services or external teams to clear blockers that would delay reporting.
Finance team leadership
• Build and develop a high-performing finance function aligned to company strategy.
• Line-manage and mentor key direct reports (for example Financial Control, FP&A, Billing and Cash Collection), ensuring the right people are in the right roles.
• Lead recruitment and onboarding of new finance talent as the business grows to support delivery of the plan.
• Foster collaboration between finance and commercial teams to embed financial discipline across the market.
Process leadership
• Provide market leadership on ERP implementation and realise business benefits from new systems.
• Identify and prioritise process improvements across the business (for example debtor management) and drive execution to close the gaps.
• Work with the Group finance community to implement best practices and share learnings that other markets can adopt.
Reporting and compliance
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly and annual reporting that meets Group and third-party obligations and that tracks progress against business goals and KPIs.
• Plan and oversee the annual audit and tax filings, working with the Group tax and control teams to optimise outcomes.
• Support wider reporting requirements such as CSRD and other regulatory or sustainability disclosures as required.
Liquidity and cash management
• Drive delivery against cash targets, ensuring profit is converted into cash.
• Assign ownership and targets for each element of working capital, and drive process improvements where necessary.
• Maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast and a budgeted liquidity plan.
• Coordinate with Group to repatriate cash to the parent company in line with the plan.
Project leadership
• Lead ad-hoc strategic projects, including business cases for commercial opportunities and support for acquisitions or integrations as they arise.
• Provide commercial and financial analysis to support decision making and monitor project outcomes.
Desired experience and skills
• Proven finance manager experience in a commercial environment, ideally with exposure to FP&A, financial control and cash management.
• Strong analytical skills and experience converting financial insight into commercial action.
• Experience leading finance teams and developing talent.
• Comfortable working with ERP systems and driving process improvements.
• Hands-on month-end close experience and a pragmatic approach to resolving operational issues.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.