A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Manager to join a busy, service-led organisation. This role leads a centralised finance team delivering management accounts, strong financial controls and high-quality reporting across multiple stakeholders. Ideal for someone who enjoys improving processes, developing people and ensuring the numbers are delivered right, first time.

The role:
*Lead, manage and develop a team of management accountants
*Oversee the production of timely and accurate monthly management accounts
*Ensure robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
*Support budgeting, forecasting and year-end processes
*Review payroll postings, client money calculations and internal submissions
*Maintain strong communication with internal stakeholders, ensuring a "no-surprises" approach
*Identify and drive improvements across processes, reporting and systems
*Work closely with senior finance colleagues to support wider business initiatives
About you:
*Qualified or nearly-qualified accountant
*Strong management accounts background
*Previous team management experience is essential
*Confident leading a busy workload while maintaining high quality and accuracy
*Strong communicator able to build positive working relationships across the business
*Comfortable driving change, improving processes and developing team capability
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance leader who thrives in a fast-paced service environment and wants to make a real impact through strong leadership and high-quality financial delivery.