Job Description
Finance Manager - exclusive to Reed Finance
Permanent
IRO £60k p/a
Chippenham - Hybrid
With career progression to Financial Controller
High-Growth Broad, Hands-On, Impactful Role
Are you a proactive, detail-driven Finance Manager who loves variety, ownership, & being truly embedded in the business?
Join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company where you'll help shape the finance function as my client scales & become a trusted partner to the CFO & broader leadership team.
What you'll be doing:
You'll take ownership across Transactional & Financial Accounting, Reporting, Compliance, & Business Partnering:
Financial Accounting, Compliance & Reporting
- Managing day-to-day transactional & operational finance
- Owning month-end close
- Delivering financial reporting & lead the year-end process.
- VAT reporting & filing
- Supporting the CFO with MI development & improving internal control frameworks.
- Work closely with external advisors on tax planning & compliance.
- Building strong relationships with internal teams & external partners.
Business Analysis & Commercial Support
- Preparing regular cashflow forecasts & recommendations.
- Producing (P&L, sales pipeline trackers, etc.) to support data-led decisions.
- Identifying risks & opportunities against plan through analytical review.
- Partnering the CFO to develop first-class FP&A tools & KPI reporting.
- Supporting the CFO & CEO on strategic planning.
- Providing business partnering to budget holders, strengthening financial discipline across the business.
Projects & Continuous Improvement
- Getting stuck into a variety of value-adding projects that support scale-up & change.
- Bringing fresh ideas, championing improvements, & helping shape a modern finance function.
You'll thrive here if you are:
- Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with the CFO & wider team.
- Confident operating with autonomy & initiative in a fast-moving environment.
- Curious, analytical & innovative - & happy to challenge constructively.
- Detail-focused, accountable, & able to juggle competing priorities under pressure.
- An excellent communicator who builds trust across the business.
Experience & Skills
- Demonstrable experience in a relevant Finance role, ideally within a high-growth setting.
- Enjoy/ or would like working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial scale-up environment.
- Strong presentation skills (verbal & written).
- Confident using & managing accounting software & BI tools.
- Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Education & Qualifications
- Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) preferred, though QBE professionals with extensive, relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Why You'll Love It Working With Our Client
- You will be joining a growing business that is scaling at a fast pace
- You will be working closely with a driven senior leadership team
- You will part of shaping the future of the finance function
Got the skills & excited to get stuck in? Then I would love to hear from you.
