Finance Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Remote - UK
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Finance & Accounting
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Financial Reporting IFRS VAT Returns FCA Reporting SAGE Intacct Xero Excel Business Partnering

FULL DESCRIPTION

Finance Manager

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Finance Manager to take ownership of finance activities across two key legal entities within the Software & Data division. This is a varied role combining financial reporting, compliance, commercial partnering, and transformation.

  • Department: Finance
  • Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
  • Location: Remote - UK
  • Workplace type: Fully remote
  • Reporting To: Finance Director

What you'll do

Financial reporting & compliance

  • Prepare accurate and timely period-end reporting in line with IFRS
  • Deliver statutory and regulatory requirements (e.g. VAT returns, FCA reporting, annual accounts)
  • Lead and coordinate the external audit process
  • Ensure high-quality reporting through ERP systems (e.g. SAGE Intacct, Xero)

Finance operations

  • Partner with shared service teams to support smooth delivery across Accounts Payable, Receivable, Payroll, and Treasury
  • Maintain and improve financial controls and processes
  • Support alignment of systems with a robust control environment

Business partnering

  • Produce monthly management reports, including variance analysis and performance insights
  • Collaborate with teams across Product, HR, Finance, and Marketing
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and investment decision-making
  • Build strong relationships to improve financial understanding and accountability

Continuous improvement & transformation

  • Contribute to system integration and finance transformation initiatives
  • Support the transition from external accounting providers to in-house operations
  • Identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working

What you'll need to succeed

We recognise that strong candidates may not meet every requirement listed below. If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply.

Skills & knowledge

  • Solid understanding of financial reporting (IFRS preferred)
  • Knowledge of UK statutory and regulatory requirements (e.g. Companies House, HMRC, FCA)
  • Familiarity with ERP systems (experience with SAGE Intacct or Xero is helpful but not essential)
  • Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data (including Excel)
  • Understanding of core finance processes (P2P, O2C, payroll, tax, treasury)

Experience

  • Experience in a finance role within industry
  • Experience working in a multi-entity or B2B environment is beneficial
  • Exposure to audits, external advisors, or finance transformation projects is advantageous

Qualifications

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Your approach to work

  • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Collaborative and able to build relationships across teams
  • Confident communicating financial information to non-finance colleagues
  • Open to new ideas and continuous improvement

Important to know

Location: This role has been listed as UK remote as we offer flexibility in where you’re based but ideally somewhere along or near the M4 corridor as the role includes occasional travel to Haddenham (Buckinghamshire), London and South Wales.

Right to Work: Applicants must already hold a legal right to work in the UK without time restrictions and without the need for future sponsorship. We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

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