Finance Manager
Telford
Permanent
37.5 hours per week
Salary – £50,000 – £60,000
Our successful and award-winning Telford client is looking for a Finance Manager to join their team. As Finance Manager you will sit in between the Head of Finance and an Assistant Accountant and a Accounts Assistant (who will directly report into this role).
As Finance Manager, duties will include, but won’t be exclusive to:
- Produce monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, cashflow forecasts, variance analysis, and performance commentary for Directors.
- Lead all financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis to support business growth, profitability, and decision-making.
- Manage project financials, including job costing, budget monitoring, WIP reporting, cost-to-complete forecasts, margin analysis, and profitability reporting.
- Partner with Project Managers, QSs, Estimators, and Commercial teams to provide financial insight, identify risks, and maximise project returns.
- Oversee all day-to-day finance operations, including sales and purchase ledgers, payroll, bank reconciliations, VAT, CIS, invoicing, and year-end accounts.
- Actively manage cashflow, working capital, credit control, supplier payments, and cash collection to maintain strong liquidity and financial stability.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and reporting requirements, liaising with external accountants, auditors, and financial institutions as required.
- Develop, maintain, and improve financial controls, policies, systems, and reporting processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- Identify and mitigate financial and project-related risks while monitoring performance against budgets and forecasts, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team, embedding financial awareness across the business and supporting a high-performance culture.
Skills and Experience
The successful Finance Manager will need experience of working in a similar role including line management. Experience of working in the construction industry and an understanding of CIS/WIP is essential.
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce.
We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
Reference: BLB26998
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