Role: Finance Manager
Location: Warrington, WA1 4RZ
Hours: 37.5hpw, 08:00-16:00 Monday to Friday
Salary: between £60,000 and £75,000 pa DOE
We’re looking for a Finance Manager to support accurate reporting, clear financial insight and well-managed finance processes across the operation. This is a key role for someone who enjoys working closely with others, improving ways of working and helping teams make well-informed decisions.
You’ll lead the accounting function, ensuring management accounts, statutory reporting, forecasts and budgets are delivered accurately and on time. You’ll also help maintain strong controls and make sure financial information is clear, reliable and useful for the wider business.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading month-end close and preparing accurate management accounts, reports, forecasts and budgets
- Sharing clear financial insight with department heads to support planning, performance reviews and decision making
- Managing working capital, including cash, stock, debtors and creditors
- Supporting improvements following the Microsoft Dynamics 365 go-live, helping to stabilise and improve processes
- Acting as a finance partner to operational teams, helping them understand performance and identify practical improvements
- Maintaining control accounts, fixed asset records, financial controls and accounting systems
- Supporting audit activity, tax packs, VAT analysis and group reporting
- Reviewing supplier set-up, payment authorisations and sales and purchase ledger activity
- Supporting, developing and guiding the finance team, including objectives, training, absence and holiday processes
What we’re looking for
- A qualified accountant, such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365, or a similar finance system, in a production environment
- Experience supporting or managing a team
- Confidence using data to create reports, dashboards and useful insight, including Power BI
- A structured, analytical approach with good attention to detail
- A practical, proactive style and the ability to manage a varied workload
- Willingness to travel across the UK when needed
If you enjoy turning financial data into meaningful business insight and want to play a key role in driving performance and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you!
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We value potential and are committed to supporting your development.
We recognise the importance of flexibility and offer a range of flexible and hybrid working arrangements where the nature of the role and business needs allow. If you'd like to understand what options may be available for this position, please contact our Recruitment team.
At Dennis Eagle, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and a Disability Confident organisation. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and has the opportunity to succeed. As part of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll be happy to support you.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Enhanced pension and life assurance: We contribute 5% of your salary into our pension scheme and provide life assurance cover of five times your basic salary.
- Enhanced family leave policies: Support for life's important moments through our family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption and other family leave provisions.
- Health and wellbeing support: Company-funded Health Shield Medical Cash Plan, GP Anytime service, Occupational Health support and health surveillance.
- Employee support services: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Care Concierge service, providing practical, emotional, financial and wellbeing support when you need it.
- Career development opportunities: From role-specific training and apprenticeships to leadership and management development programmes, we're committed to helping our people learn and grow.
- Cycle to Work scheme: Save on commuting costs while supporting a healthier lifestyle.
- My Benefits platform: Access discounts on shopping, travel, entertainment, health and wellbeing services, and more.
- Free independent mortgage advice: Expert guidance to help you make informed financial decisions.
Please don't delay your application, this role could be filled at any time for the right candidate.
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