Greystone Consulting Group Ltd
Finance Manager
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Finance Manager / Qualified Accountant
Location: Cardiff (Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office)
Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 (Negotiable depending on depth of experience)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
The Opportunity
Greystone Consulting Group is delighted to be partnering with a successful and growing organisation based in Cardiff to recruit a Finance Manager.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified finance professional (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) who enjoys combining hands-on financial management with commercial insight and business partnering. Reporting into senior leadership, you'll play a pivotal role in overseeing the day-to-day finance function while helping shape the company's financial planning and strategic decision-making.
The successful candidate will be equally comfortable producing accurate financial information, improving finance processes and providing meaningful analysis to support business growth.
The business offers a collaborative culture, hybrid working (3 days per week in the Cardiff office) and genuine opportunities to influence the future direction of the finance function.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Management
- Lead the preparation of accurate monthly management accounts.
- Manage month-end and year-end close processes.
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure all financial reporting is accurate and delivered to agreed deadlines.
- Oversee payroll processing and ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
- Review journals, accruals and prepayments.
- Manage cash flow forecasting and working capital.
- Support statutory accounts preparation and external audit processes.
- Ensure strong financial controls, governance and compliance across the finance function.
- Identify and implement improvements to finance processes and reporting.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
- Produce financial models and scenario analysis to support business planning.
- Deliver insightful variance analysis with clear commentary and recommendations.
- Develop KPI dashboards and performance reporting for senior leadership.
- Partner with operational stakeholders to improve financial performance.
- Provide commercial analysis to support investment decisions, pricing and business initiatives.
- Monitor business performance against budgets and strategic objectives.
- Support long-term financial planning and business growth initiatives.
Leadership
- Support, mentor and develop junior members of the finance team.
- Act as a trusted business partner across multiple departments.
- Drive continuous improvement within finance systems and processes.
- Contribute to strategic projects and business transformation initiatives.
About You
We're looking for an ambitious finance professional who enjoys adding value beyond the numbers and can communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Essential
- Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA.
- Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Management Accountant or similar senior finance position.
- Strong experience preparing monthly management accounts.
- Experience leading budgeting and forecasting cycles.
- Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) experience.
- Excellent analytical and commercial skills.
- Strong reconciliation, reporting and financial controls experience.
- Payroll oversight experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
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Desirable
- Previous experience managing or mentoring a finance team.
- Experience implementing process improvements or finance systems.
- Experience using ERP or accounting software such as Sage, Xero, Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle or NetSuite.
- Experience within a fast-paced commercial environment.
What's on Offer?
- £50,000–£60,000 salary (depending on experience)
- Hybrid working (3 days per week in the Cardiff office)
- Company pension
- Generous holiday allowance
- Professional development opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Genuine opportunity to influence business strategy
- Long-term career progression within a growing organisation
Apply
If you're an experienced finance professional looking for a role where you can combine technical accounting with commercial finance and strategic planning, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply within or contact Ash from Greystone Consulting Group to discuss further.
Telephone: 02921 880 588
Email: ash@greystone-consulting.co.uk
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