Senior Finance Manager

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £60,000
Contract: Permanent

Gleeson Recruitment Group is partnering with a well-structured, commercially focused organisation to appoint a Senior Finance Manager. This is a high-impact role offering real ownership, team leadership, and the opportunity to drive improvements across financial control and finance operations.

The Role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll take ownership of financial control and transactional finance, playing a key role in ensuring the accuracy, efficiency, and integrity of the finance function.

What you'll be doing

This is a broad, hands-on role where you'll sit right at the centre of the finance function. A significant part of your remit will be ensuring the accuracy and reliability of financial data – overseeing the ledgers, reviewing journals and reconciliations, and maintaining strong balance sheet control. You'll be closely involved in month-end, helping to ensure timelines are met while maintaining a high standard of output.

You'll also lead the transactional finance team, with responsibility for both payables and receivables. Day to day, that means ensuring key processes such as supplier payments, cash allocation, and credit control run smoothly, while also identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and raise standards. There is real scope to develop the team and evolve how the function operates.

From a controls perspective, you'll play a central role in maintaining a robust and compliant environment. You'll ensure processes are followed, support audit requirements, and make sure documentation is accurate and accessible. Beyond this, you'll be encouraged to challenge existing ways of working, identify risks, and implement improvements that strengthen the control framework.

You'll also have ownership of finance systems, including the day-to-day management of the ERP platform. Whether it's improving workflows, enhancing controls, or reducing manual effort, you'll have the opportunity to make a visible impact on how finance operates.

Finally, you'll work closely with colleagues across finance and the wider business, acting as a key point of contact for financial processes and controls. Regular interaction with stakeholders, including audit, means strong communication and the ability to translate finance to non-finance audiences will be important.

About You

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), or actively studying
• Proven experience within financial control and month-end processes
• Experience managing Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable teams
• Strong understanding of controls, governance, and audit requirements
• ERP experience
• Proactive, detail-focused, and naturally driven to improve processes
• Comfortable building relationships across finance and the wider business

Why this role?

• Genuine ownership and visibility within the finance function
• Opportunity to shape processes and drive meaningful improvements
• Leadership role with scope to develop and elevate a team
• Exposure to systems enhancement and operational change
• Hybrid working with a Birmingham base and supportive senior leadership

If you're looking for a role where you can combine financial control, leadership, and continuous improvement in a visible and influential position, we'd be keen to speak with you.

Apply now or contact Gleeson Recruitment Group for a confidential discussion

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