Finance Manager
Description du poste
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We're looking for a Finance Manager to own our financial close, balance sheet control, and statutory reporting, while leading a small finance team. This is a hands-on role for a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with a strong audit track record and a sharp eye for the detail that keeps a balance sheet clean. You'll have real ownership over a core part of finance, with scope to drive improvements rather than just maintain the status quo.
Key Requirements
- Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) with strong financial accounting experience
- Track record managing statutory accounts and external audits
- Experience managing or supervising finance team members
- Sharp attention to detail and comfort working under deadline pressure
- A genuine interest in improving how finance works, not just keeping the lights on
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the monthly financial close process and own the integrity of the general ledger
- Manage statutory reporting and act as primary contact for the year-end audit
- Lead a team of five across management accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable, including coaching and performance management
- Own group reporting submissions and act as liaison with group finance and treasury
- Drive process improvement and automation across finance workflows
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Nos conseils pour postuler
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with your CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification and audit track record, as the advert lists these as the first two requirements.
📊 Quantify your team leadership: e.g. "Managed a 5-person finance team across AP, AR and management accounting, reducing month-end close from 7 to 4 days."
🔧 Highlight specific process improvement or automation projects you have led — the advert explicitly asks for candidates who want to "drive improvements rather than just maintain the status quo".
📋 Include a dedicated section or bullet points on statutory reporting and year-end audit management, naming the audit firms you have worked with and the size of entities reported on.
🤝 Demonstrate group reporting experience explicitly, noting any liaison with group finance or treasury functions, as this is called out as a key responsibility.
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- •Led monthly financial close for a £45M turnover business, reducing close cycle from 8 to 5 working days by redesigning the accruals and prepayments workflow across a 5-person team.
- •Managed year-end statutory audit with Big 4 auditors for 3 consecutive years, achieving zero material audit adjustments and cutting auditor query resolution time by 40%.
- •Drove automation of group reporting pack consolidation using Power Query, eliminating 12 hours of manual rework per month and improving submission accuracy to group treasury.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Gleeson Recruitment Group's Finance Manager role stands out precisely because it combines hands-on balance sheet ownership with genuine scope to drive process improvement — two areas where I have built my career. As a qualified accountant with a strong track record in statutory reporting and year-end audit management, I am confident I can bring both the technical rigour and the leadership this role demands.
My background in financial close management and general ledger control spans several years in mid-market finance functions, where I have led teams through tight period-end cycles, managed external auditors directly, and delivered group reporting submissions to group finance and treasury. I have also initiated automation projects that reduced manual reconciliation time by approximately 30% across a 12-month period.
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Techniques
- ›Walk us through how you manage the monthly financial close process — what controls do you put in place to ensure general ledger integrity?
- ›How do you approach the preparation and review of statutory accounts under UK GAAP or IFRS?
- ›Describe your experience acting as the primary finance contact during an external audit — what documentation and processes did you put in place?
- ›What finance automation or process improvement projects have you led, and what tools or methodologies did you use?
- ›How do you manage group reporting submissions and coordinate with group finance and treasury teams?
Comportementales
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a material error in the balance sheet — how did you find it and what did you do?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to lead a finance team through a particularly pressured period-end close. How did you keep the team on track?
- ›Give an example of a process improvement you drove in a finance function. What was the outcome?
- ›Tell me about a time you coached or developed a junior finance team member who was underperforming. What approach did you take?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to push back on a business stakeholder regarding a financial reporting issue. How did you handle it?
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Tell me about a time you identified a material error in the balance sheet — how did you find it and what did you do?
Give an example of a process improvement you drove in a finance function. What was the outcome?