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Finance Manager

Robert Half
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Bristol, City of Bristol BS6 5EX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Finance Manager position is located in Bristol and offers a salary of £70,000 plus a 10% bonus.
  • This full-time role requires a qualified accountant with experience in complex organizations, ideally within heavy industries such as defense or engineering.
  • The successful candidate will oversee monthly accounts, provide financial insights, and act as a trusted advisor to senior management.
  • Key responsibilities include delivering accurate forecasts, guiding a local finance team, and maintaining high-quality reporting standards.
  • Applicants must hold a British passport due to security clearance requirements, and equivalent qualifications and experience may be considered.

Finance Manager

Location: BristolSalary: 70k plus 10% bonusEmployment Type: Full-time

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Are you ready to make a real difference in the financial management of a dynamic business unit? Our client is seeking a results-driven, collaborative Finance Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering financial insights, accurate forecasts, and fostering a high-performing culture.

About the RoleReporting directly to the Head of Finance, you'll oversee the monthly accounts and reporting requirements across a number of contracts producing in-depth analysis of results and critical review of variances against budgets and forecasts for both project expenses and overheads. You'll act as a trusted advisor to the Heads of Business and Senior Finance teams, ensuring their goals align with the client's financial objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver accurate and timely monthly accounts and forecasts.
  • Provide high-level financial analysis and insights to support business decisions.
  • Guide and manage a local Finance team, promoting employee engagement and wellbeing.
  • Act as a financial advisor in the operational leadership team, delivering constructive recommendations and challenges.
  • Maintain exceptional quality control standards for all reporting activities, ensuring data accuracy and clarity.
  • Build collaborative relationships across functions to drive business success.

Qualifications / Experience

  • Qualified accountant
  • Experience of working within a complex organisation ideally within heavy industry e.g. defence, engineering, construction or manufacturing
  • Knowledge of long term contracts / revenue recognition (IFRS 15) would be desirable
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management and analytical skills

This is a great opportunity to join a market leading organisation that offers extensive progression opportunities. Please note that the successful applicant will be required to obtain security clearance and therefore must hold a British passport.

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.