Senior Finance Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 28 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£85,000 / year
CATEGORY
Finance
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SKILLS

Financial control Financial reporting Team leadership Process improvement Stakeholder engagement Forecasting Accounting standards Multi-currency environments

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Finance Manager

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: London

Work Type: Hybrid

Salary: £75-85k per year

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

About the Role

We’re looking for a commercially minded and proactive Senior Finance Manager to lead our financial control and reporting activities. In this role, you’ll take ownership of the monthly accounting cycle, cost control and forecasting, while also stepping back to assess the broader commercial impact of business decisions. You’ll lead a team of six and act as a key partner to senior leadership, combining strong technical expertise with strategic thinking. This is a high-impact role where your ability to drive improvements, influence stakeholders and lead a high-performing team will be critical.

Who you are

  • Qualified accountant with 4+ years’ post-qualification experience
  • Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams
  • Strong background in financial management, reporting and controls
  • Ability to balance technical expertise with commercial awareness
  • Excellent communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
  • Experience improving and automating processes in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
  • Analytical and inquisitive mindset, with the ability to simplify complexity
  • Experience working in high-volume, multi-currency, multinational environments

Desirable

  • E-commerce or data-rich environment experience
  • Experience working across multi-site or multi-country teams

What the job involves

  • Leading and developing a team of six, driving performance and fostering a high-performing, supportive culture
  • Owning the end-to-end monthly accounting and reporting cycle, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and insightful outputs
  • Delivering clear financial reporting and commentary to senior stakeholders, including the CFO
  • Acting as a trusted finance business partner, supporting strategic and commercial decision-making
  • Supporting budgeting, long-range planning and reforecasting in collaboration with FP&A
  • Leading financial control activities, strengthening processes and ensuring compliance with accounting standards
  • Working closely with Group Reporting on statutory accounts, including external audit coordination
  • Partnering with data teams to improve automation, analytics and decision support
  • Identifying trends, risks and opportunities, and assessing the financial impact of business changes
  • Driving continuous improvement through process optimisation and automation initiatives
  • Contributing to ad hoc projects across finance and the wider business

Company Benefits

  • Flexible working (60% min office attendance)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted gym memberships through Wellhub
  • Private Health and Dental Insurance
  • Enhanced Pension (matched contributions)
  • Income Protection
  • Share Incentive Plan (buy one get one free)
  • Learning budget
  • Primary & Secondary Caregiver Leave
  • Shared Parental Leave
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Free Perkbox subscription
  • Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • YellowNest - Subsidised Childcare Fees
  • Work from Abroad
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