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Job Title: Group Finance Manager
Sector: Professional Services
Location: Bristol
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 + Benefits
About the Business
A leading professional services group is seeking a seasoned and driven Group Finance Manager to oversee financial reporting and analysis across its operations. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this is a pivotal role within a collaborative team of qualified professionals in a finance department of approximately 30. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information that supports strategic and operational decision-making at the highest levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and develop a finance team of five, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Ensure timely delivery of accurate monthly accounts, performance metrics, and other financial reporting outputs.
- Conduct regular reviews of control accounts and balance sheet reconciliations to uphold financial integrity.
- Produce first-draft management accounts and reporting packs for group entities, including analysis of key trading areas and joint ventures.
- Contribute financial insight to planning processes, strategic projects, and investment appraisals.
- Collaborate in the preparation and review of budgets and forecasts.
- Partner with non-finance leaders to embed strong financial understanding across the business.
- Manage year-end statutory reporting and group audit processes.
- Continuously evaluate and enhance internal processes to improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.
- Deliver ad-hoc financial modelling and analysis in response to business needs.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with at least 5 years post-qualification experience.
- Proven ability to manage full month-end cycles and deliver clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Strong audit and statutory accounts background, including coordination of group audits.
- Skilled in leading and motivating high-performing finance teams.
- Solid experience in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Track record of identifying and implementing process improvements.
- Commercially astute with a good understanding of cash management and financial controls.
- Advanced Excel user, comfortable with large datasets; Power BI or similar tools a bonus.
- Adept at building cross-functional relationships and translating financial data for non-finance audiences.
- Capable of balancing multiple priorities and tight deadlines without compromising accuracy.
- A hands-on problem solver who enjoys taking projects from inception to completion.
