Group Finance Manager / Blackburn (Hybrid) / Salary £70,000 plus a great benefits package.
Accountable Recruitment are pleased to be working exclusively with our client who are a well established and growing organisation, now looking to recruit an experienced Group Finance Manager into their team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on Finance manager to play a key role in managing the team and day-to-day, ensuring effective month end reporting, systems optimisation, and data integrity.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide day-to-day support and guidance to the finance team, act as a point of escalation for technical queries and issues. Support and mentor junior team members where appropriate.
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Support and coordinate the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are consistently met.
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Oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs (UK and overseas entities)
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Produce clear, accurate, and insightful financial information for senior stakeholders
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Deliver key outputs including monthly board and fee forecasts.
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Lead the annual budgeting process, collaborating with departmental stakeholders.
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Track performance against budget and provide variance analysis
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Support UK and international banking activities. Assist with insurance renewal processes through financial data provision.
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Extract, analyse, and interpret financial data from Dynamics 365
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Maintain strong data integrity and consistency across reporting
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Act as the key point of contact for finance systems and reporting queries
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Identify and implement system improvements and process efficiencies
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Provide ad hoc systems support across the wider business
Key Skills
- Proven experience working with D365 / Dynamics 365 and Power BI
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Previous experience managing a finance team
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Strong understanding of month-end processes and management reporting
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Exposure to multi-entity or international environments would be desirable
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Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
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Detail-oriented with a proactive mindset. Hands-on, solutions-driven approach
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Passion for IT/Technology - improving processes, systems, and ways of working
To discuss this role in more detail please contact Lauren Harrison at Accountable Recruitment on 07731 356 287
