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Finance Manager
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Blair West are delighted to be supporting Mandata, a growing, technology-led business headquartered at Quorum Business Park in Newcastle, to find a Finance Manager. Mandata are a software business with real momentum, this is a role that goes well beyond traditional finance leadership, sitting at the intersection of commercial, operational and technology decisions across the Group. Reporting directly to the CEO and leading a team of four, this is a genuine opportunity for a technically strong, commercially curious finance leader to make their mark.
The opportunity:
- Lead the Mandata finance function end-to-end, owning management reporting, the balance sheet, cash flow and monthly consolidated management accounts, with nothing getting lost month to month.
- Act as a genuine business partner across the Group, getting close to commercial and operational decisions, spotting where processes aren't working and building and rolling out the fix.
- Own the end-to-end month-end cycle, weekly 13-week cash flow and monthly finance pack, delivering accurate and timely financial information to the CEO and wider stakeholders.
- Take full ownership of the group audit, statutory accounts, tax, R&D claim and all other compliance requirements.
- Own the ERP (Sage Intacct) and CRM (HubSpot), from systems and process through to the guardrails around the end-to-end sales flow.
- Get directly involved in commercial conversations with sales and customer teams, bringing confident, data-driven insight to pricing and revenue decisions.
- Drive AI, automation and BI adoption across finance and sales, introducing tools such as Power Automate, Power BI and others to help the wider team work smarter.
- Coach and develop a finance team of four, building their capability so they can own the day-to-day as the business grows.
- As the role matures: take ownership of the budget and forecasting cycle, covenant and bank discussions, and board pack preparation, with ad hoc involvement in M&A, refinancing and investor relations as required.
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You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:
- A qualification in accounting (ACA or ACCA) with demonstrable experience in a senior finance role, ideally gained in a smaller or scaling business where the scope stretched well beyond pure finance.
- Commercial curiosity and confidence, and are someone who wants to understand how the whole business works, not just the numbers, and can hold their own in robust conversations with sales teams and senior stakeholders.
- Hands-on and solutions-focus, with the ability to blend leading a team with a willingness to get into the detail, identify what isn't working, and drive the fix.
- AI and automation experience, with strong Excel skills and comfort across finance systems, Sage Intacct experience would be a strong advantage.
- Experience working in a PE-backed business would be a distinct plus, though not essential.
- Relationship-building experience with the confidence to work across a diverse range of stakeholders and bring finance to the heart of commercial decision-making.
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Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.
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