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About the Role

As our Finance Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving operational efficiency and financial precision within our Finance team. You'll lead our day-to-day Accounts Payable operations, manage month-end routines, and ensure robust financial controls are maintained across the business. This role has a direct impact on both team leadership and operational transformation, involving mentoring team members, modernizing workflows, and championing prompt supplier payments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily Accounts Payable operations, manage direct reports, and assist with work prioritisation.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, expense reports, and regular payment runs.
• Own month-end processes including posting journals, performing variance analysis, and preparing Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
• Monitor and update Finance Operations policies while ensuring compliance with Payment Practices reporting.
• Manage the purchase order process across sub-teams while delivering training to ensure business-wide compliance.
• Support internal and external audits, manage workbooks to EUC standards, and perform quarterly regression testing.

Requirements

• A qualified or finalist accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with strong double entry bookkeeping and transactional accounting expertise.
• Proven in completing Balance Sheet Reconciliations, numerical analysis, and resolving discrepancies.
• Experienced in leading, mentoring, and directing team members in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident with modern financial platforms like SAP ByDesign and managing expense workflows in SAP Concur.
• Knowledgeable in corporate finance control frameworks, including Audit and SoX controls, alongside advanced Excel capabilities.
• Highly organised, adaptable to changing priorities, and skilled at building strong relationships with stakeholders across internal and external teams.

Skills

• SAP ByDesign
• SAP Concur
• Excel

Location

• London
• Northampton

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Permanent

Education Level

• Qualified or finalist accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary based on experience and market
• Potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance

Benefits

• Great work-life balance with manageable workloads
• Flexibility to work hybrid
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy five more days of holiday
• Flexible parental leave (six months full pay for primary caregiver, four weeks full pay for secondary caregiver)
• Life event leave (an extra day off every two years for significant life moments)
• Two week paid sabbatical after five years of service
• Four week paid sabbatical after ten years of service
• Private medical insurance through BUPA (covers pre-existing conditions)
• Health cash plan for everyday medical expenses
• Access to tools for personal development on a dedicated learning platform
• Access to counselling for mental health support
• Pension matching up to five percent
• Life assurance policy (four times basic salary, option to increase to ten times)
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Flexible benefits scheme (allocated amount for critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or gym membership)

About the Company

• Insures small businesses and enables big dreams.
• Protects over 1,000,000 active insurance policies for various trades.
• Operates as both a technology and insurance company, focused on building, failing, learning, and improving.
• Global social impact strategy, 'The Big Dreams Project', aims to help 10,000 small businesses start or grow by 2030.

Equal Opportunity

• Committed to providing equality and opportunities for all employees and candidates.
• Offers a workplace where colleagues are treated with respect and dignity.
• Does not discriminate directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or relationship status.