Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager
East Sussex (Hybrid considered) £Competitive and negotiable + Benefits
Are you an experienced Finance Manager looking for a broad, commercially focused role where you can genuinely influence business performance?

We're recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to join a successful, growing manufacturing business. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you'll play a pivotal role in financial reporting, forecasting, business partnering and supporting strategic decision-making across a multi-company, multi-currency environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious qualified accountant who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The Role
You'll take ownership of the finance function's month-end reporting while providing meaningful commercial insight to support business growth.
Key responsibilities include:

Producing accurate monthly management accounts
Leading quarterly forecasting and the annual budgeting process
Managing multi-company, multi-currency consolidations
Preparing and submitting VAT, Corporation Tax and payroll-related taxes
Producing insightful board reports and financial presentations
Analysing financial performance and explaining key variances
Supporting year-end audit preparation
Overseeing purchase ledger, sales ledger and cashbook functions
Supporting payroll and pension administration
Leading finance improvement projects alongside the Financial Controller What We're Looking For
To be considered, you'll need:

ACCA qualified
3-5 years' finance experience within a manufacturing environment
Strong experience of multi-company and multi-currency consolidations
A solid understanding of standard costing and manufacturing absorption accounting
Sage Payroll and Sage HR experience
Microsoft Dynamics AX (AX) experience
Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, SUMIFs, INDEX/MATCH (or XLOOKUP equivalent), error handling and financial reporting
Experience producing board-level financial reporting and commercial analysis You'll also be

Highly organised with excellent planning skills
Analytical with strong problem-solving ability
Able to work accurately under tight deadlines
Comfortable communicating financial information to senior stakeholders
Ideally someone who trained within practice before moving into industry What's On Offer

Salary of £80,000 - £90,000 + Benefits - negotiable
A varied and commercially focused senior finance position
High visibility across the business
Opportunity to influence strategy and improve financial performance
A supportive leadership team and genuine long-term career prospects If you're looking for your next challenge in a senior finance role where you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you