Forge Talent
Finance Manager
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Forge Talent is partnering with a well-established manufacturing business in North Manchester to recruit a Finance Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified accountant or someone with early post-qualified experience to step into a broad and commercially focused finance leadership role.
Reporting to the CFO, you'll lead a small finance team and take ownership of the day-to-day finance function, supporting month-end reporting, cash flow, budgeting and business partnering while driving continuous improvement across the finance department.
The Role:
- Lead and develop a small finance team across management accounting, accounts payable, and credit control.
- Oversee the day-to-day finance function, including cash flow, credit control, and supplier payments.
- Own the month-end process, ensuring timely production of management accounts and group reporting.
- Prepare and review monthly financial reporting, including P&L, balance sheet, and performance analysis.
- Partner with budget holders to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Present financial performance and key insights to the senior leadership team.
- Manage balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, VAT returns, and statutory submissions.
- Oversee lease accounting, cash management, and payment approvals.
- Review costing and pricing models to support commercial decision-making.
- Support the year-end audit, tax compliance, and wider finance projects.
- Drive improvements to financial controls, reporting, and finance processes.
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- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or newly qualified).
- Experience within a manufacturing environment is essential.
- Knowledge of imports and exports would be advantageous.
- Strong management accounting and month-end reporting experience.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with ERP systems.
- Commercially minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Able to build relationships across the business and influence non-finance stakeholders.
- Organised, proactive, and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful manufacturing business where you'll work closely with the CFO, gain exposure to senior leadership, and play a key role in driving the finance function forward.
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