Finance Manager

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Newcastle

About the role

Lycetts Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Finance Manager to join our Newcastle office.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to broaden their experience across financial reporting, accounting, controls, regulatory compliance, and business partnering within a growing financial services organisation. Working closely with senior finance leaders, you'll play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information while supporting strategic decision-making and continuous improvement across the business.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborate with Executives, Group Finance, Operational Teams and key stakeholders to provide accurate financial insight and support business decision-making.

• Prepare and review monthly accounts, supporting schedules, and variance analysis to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and help strengthen financial controls and processes.

• Assist with statutory reporting requirements, year-end accounts preparation, and external audit activities Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities by providing reliable financial data and analysis.

• Prepare documentation and evidence for internal and external audits, supporting the implementation of audit recommendations.

• Support payroll processing, payroll journal postings, and HMRC compliance activities including VAT, PAYE, National Insurance, and P11D reporting.

• Perform client money and bank reconciliations, helping to maintain compliance with FCA CASS requirements and treasury processes.

What you'll need to have

• Experience in a finance or accounting role.

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.

• Experience in accounting processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, basic modelling).

• Good analytical skills and methodical approach.

• Accuracy, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn.

• Clear communicator able to work with stakeholders at different levels.

• Ability to manage workload to meet deadlines.

What makes you stand out

• Exposure to financial services or regulated environments helpful but not essential.

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it

• Hybrid working available upon successful completion of probation

• Employer pension contribution of 5% rising to 10% after 5 years membership of the pension scheme

• Annual Bonus scheme (Discretionary based on individual and company performance)

• Life Assurance cover up to 4 x salary, and Group Income Protection scheme up to 65% of salary

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 26 and 27 for 5 and 10 years’ service respectively)

• Career development opportunities with funded support and financial incentives for all professional qualifications.

• An Employee Assistance Programme with a wide range of benefits helping employees to stay healthy and feel supported.

About us

The Lycetts Group has over 60 years’ experience of providing a comprehensive range of insurance, risk management and financial advice to a broad cross section of commercial and private clients. We strive to be a trusted adviser to our clients and are proud of our continued high client satisfaction scores.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26