Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager – London

GBP85,000–GBP100,000 + 20% bonus

Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days home after probation

We're recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to join a growing, privately owned, multi–entity business based in London.

This is a broad, hands–on leadership role with responsibility for the financial management of a portfolio of UK legal entities. You'll lead a small finance team, take ownership of reporting, controls, tax and statutory compliance, and act as a key finance partner to senior stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading and developing the UK finance team

Owning month–end management accounts and external reporting

Ensuring timely statutory and interim financial statements

Managing UK GAAP / FRS 102 accounting matters

Leading statutory audits across multiple entities

Overseeing tax compliance including corporation tax, VAT and WHT

Producing and reviewing Board–level reporting

Maintaining strong financial controls across the general ledger, AP and AR

Supporting finance transformation, automation and systems improvement

Partnering with senior management on financial insight and decision–making

We're looking for:

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant

3+ years PQE, ideally practice trained

Experience within a complex, multi–entity environment

Sector experience within areas such as asset management, leasing, transport, infrastructure or similar would be advantageous

Strong UK GAAP / FRS 102 knowledge

Good UK tax and statutory reporting experience

Experience managing multiple legal entities

Strong team leadership and stakeholder management skills

Experience of Xero or a similar accounting system

Exposure to structured finance would be advantageous

This would suit someone who enjoys combining technical accounting, team leadership and commercial business partnering within a growing and entrepreneurial environment.

Please quote reference 52654 when emailing in the first instance:

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