Company Overview
Phoenix Group is a reputable family-run organisation dedicated to delivering high-quality heating and energy solutions. With a strong focus on customer relationships, community engagement, and sustainable growth, we pride ourselves on supporting our staff and giving back to the local community through responsible business practices.
Job Title: Group Finance Manager
Location: Hybrid (Stoke-on-Trent Head Office / Oldbury Office / Regional Hubs as the business grows)
Salary: £70,000 + car allowance + benefits package
Reporting to: Group Finance Director
About the Role
The Phoenix Group is seeking a hands-on and strategic Group Finance Manager to act as deputy to our Finance Director. This is a critical leadership role supporting our continued growth, strengthening financial controls, and managing the integration of acquired businesses. You will lead our finance function, ensuring high-quality reporting, analysis, and commercial insight for the Board and Senior Leadership Team.
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership: Manage and develop the finance team, establishing clear performance expectations.
- Reporting & Insight: Take ownership of monthly management accounts, moving toward insightful analysis and Group-wide commentary.
- Planning: Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, and working-capital oversight.
- Compliance: Maintain statutory compliance, financial controls, and governance across all entities.
- Strategy: Provide commercial business partnering to operational leaders and support strategic decision-making.
- Integration: Lead the finance integration of future acquisitions.
Essential Requirements
- Qualifications: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or MAAT qualified (or equivalent professional experience).
- Management Accounting: Strong experience in producing, reviewing, and improving management accounts.
- Leadership: Demonstrable experience in managing and developing finance teams.
- Financial Control: Deep understanding of controls, statutory reporting, and compliance.
- Planning: Proficient in budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow management.
- Commercial Acumen: Ability to translate financial data into clear commercial insight.
- Systems: Strong Excel skills and experience with financial systems.
- Adaptability: Experience working in a growing, multi-entity environment.
Success Measures & KPIs
Success in this role will be measured by the strength and commercial value of the finance function, including:
- Timely Reporting: Accurate, reliable monthly management reporting, consistently operating on a one-month-in-arrears basis.
- Strategic Insight: Delivering clear Group-wide financial commentary that drives informed Board and operational decision-making.
- Team Development: Improving ownership, accountability, and resilience across the wider finance team.
- Operational Control: Effective management of cash-flow, working capital, and strict adherence to financial compliance and statutory deadlines.
- Integration: Successful finance integration of new business acquisitions.
- Business Partnering: Proactive and credible engagement with the Senior Leadership Team and Board.
Why Join Us?
This is a pivotal role in a growing group, offering the opportunity to step up and influence strategic direction as you build and scale our finance function alongside the Finance Director.
Next steps
Please get in touch for more information and a full job description.
Please click apply and upload your CV / Cover letter or alternatively you can contact Donna Sampson - Group Talent Manager at [email protected] to discuss the opportunity further.
Pay: £70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Store discount
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
