Finance Manager

Finance Manager | £65k–£75k | Central London

📍 Hybrid working - Central London office

📅 6-month contract with potential to go permanent

💷 £65k–£75k

⏰ ASAP start - must be available immediately or within 2 weeks

🛂 Potential visa sponsorship for the right candidate

I’m currently working on a Finance Manager opportunity with a growing business looking for someone hands-on, proactive and detail-oriented to strengthen its finance function and support its continued growth.

This is an opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, enhance financial reporting and controls, and play a key role in building a consistent, high-performing finance team.

Key responsibilities:

• Driving improvements across financial reporting, month-end processes and internal controls to ensure accurate and timely financial information

• Coordinating year-end reporting and statutory compliance requirements, working closely with external advisers

• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, monitoring financial transactions and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger

• Improving financial controls, reporting accuracy and consistency across finance operations

• Communicating key financial requirements, issues and observations to stakeholders across the business

• Working closely with senior leaders and wider teams to support business decisions and ongoing growth

• Coaching and developing junior finance team members

• Driving continuous improvement across finance systems, processes and reporting

The ideal candidate will have:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification, with 2-6 years’ experience in financial management

• Previous experience in a startup or scale-up environment

• Multi-currency experience preferred

• Xero experience

• Advanced Excel skills and strong overall IT capabilities

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accuracy under pressure

• Strong project management, organisation and prioritisation skills

• A proactive, hands-on approach with the confidence to challenge constructively and find solutions

• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and help build robust finance processes as the business grows