The Role

This role has opened for the best possible reason. The previous Finance Manager was promoted internally to Group Financial Controller, a direct reflection of how this organisation invests in and rewards people who perform. The incoming Finance Manager steps into a well-established function, inherits a clean set of processes and reporting frameworks built by their predecessor, and has the benefit of a direct manager who has lived every part of this job, knows every stakeholder and will be genuinely invested in making the transition a success.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the Finance Manager owns all financial, accounting and reporting activity for the Sales and Consulting division globally. That means revenue recognition across software licences, maintenance and training, project margin management, WIP balances, utilisation reporting, book of work tracking, budgeting and reforecasting across global offices, debt collection and cash flow forecasting, and leadership of a small finance team. It is a broad, hands-on role that demands both technical rigour and commercial judgement.

The ideal profile is someone with a Big 4 or mid-tier foundation who has already made the move into commercial finance and understands how a business generates revenue, manages projects and tracks margin. A Manager-level first mover from audit will also be considered, provided they have spent their practice career on large private or listed multinational clients with genuine complexity.

• Duties will include, but not be limited to:Owning the financial, accounting and reporting function including utilisation, book of work, project margins, sales and maintenance reporting
• Managing trial balance uploads to the parent's financial reporting system and all associated global financial reporting including backlog, ARR and FX reports
• Managing all aspects of project accounting and reporting, identifying projects at risk of rework and write-offs and managing work in progress balances
• Managing software, maintenance and training accounting and invoicing to ensure accurate revenue recognition across the division
• Managing the annual budget process and periodical reforecasts across all global offices, regions and departments
• Maximising working capital through effective debt collection processes and cash flow forecasting
• Supporting regional leaders and line managers with formulating financial targets and budgets in accordance with organisational strategy
• Managing software commission and bonus plan calculations in liaison with HR and payroll
• Assisting with month-end processes including preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining sound internal controls and ensuring all key finance procedures are documented and well understood
• Developing and improving systems and processes across the division's ERP and reporting platforms
• Facilitating internal compliance audits and supporting preparation of annual statutory accounts
• Mentoring and managing a small team of direct reports and driving HR outcomes including attraction, retention and development