Robert Walters
Senior Finance Manager
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Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: Up to £80,000 + bonus
Hybrid: Flexible hybrid working
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Record-to-Report (RTR) Manager to join a high-performing finance function within a growing and evolving organisation on the outskirts of Manchester. This is a key role in a successful business, in which you'll be responsible for leading the RTR function, while also playing a significant role in finance transformation, process improvement and systems development.
You will combine strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise with a commercially minded, improvement-focused approach, helping to strengthen controls, improve reporting and drive greater efficiency across the finance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Record-to-Report team, ensuring a high-quality month-end and year-end close.
- Own the integrity and accuracy of the Group's general ledger, balance sheet and financial reporting.
- Oversee month-end close, reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments and intercompany accounting.
- Ensure robust financial controls and compliance with Group accounting policies and relevant accounting standards.
- Partner with FP&A, commercial finance and wider Finance teams to improve the quality and timeliness of reporting.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes.
- Lead and support finance transformation projects, including ERP, systems, reporting and process improvement initiatives.
- Drive the implementation of best practice across RTR and establish scalable processes to support future growth.
- Develop KPIs and reporting to improve visibility of the RTR function's performance.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of finance professionals.
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About You
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant experience within a Record-to-Report, Financial Control or Group Finance environment in a large, complex business.
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- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience.
- Proven experience managing and developing finance teams.
- Excellent understanding of month-end, balance sheet control and financial governance.
- Experience working within a complex or multi-entity organisation.
- A track record of process improvement and finance transformation.
- Experience of ERP or finance system implementations would be advantageous.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify problems and implement practical solutions.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RTR professional looking for a role that combines financial control leadership with genuine transformation and change, within a business where they can make a tangible impact.
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