Finance Manager

HW Finance are pleased to be partnering with a leading construction and manufacturing business, backed by Private Equity and in their next phase of growth, to hire a new Finance Manager to join the team.

About the role:

This is a hands-on and varied role, owning month-end process, business partnering commercial teams, embedding best practice, and managing a small team. This role is ideal for someone seeking a varied management position, offering broad exposure in a fast-growing and successful business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the management accounting and reporting function across a division of the business
• Manage the accounting for work-in-progress (WIP)
• Prepare and review contract cost accruals, provisions, and margin recognition
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments
• Produce variance analysis with supporting commentary
• Support preparation of board packs, with KPI performance reporting
• Responsible for VAT and CIS tax collation and submission
• Work closely with senior commercial leaders to ensure accurate monthly reporting
• Own rolling and quarterly forecasting process
• Provide clear commercial analysis, reviewing project performance and challenging assumptions
• Support on pricing and tenders for wider business
• Support the production of group statutory accounts
• Support the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors
• Maintain strong financial control
• Support process improvement and any finance transformation as required