Finance Manager

Description

• Lead, motivate, and empower the site accounting and credit control team - fostering collaboration, developing capability, and driving process efficiency to deliver high quality outcomes
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle while providing insightful and actionable analysis to site/Group leadership on sales performance, RMS% and other cost drivers to guide commercial decisions
• Drive Finance’s role in TOP X (Tricel’s Operational Excellence program) by coordinating team efforts to embed KPIs, streamline processes, and deliver continuous improvement across the site
• Ensure strict adherence to Group policies and statutory requirements through robust controls, reconciliations, and audit readiness
• Support the business in relation to general development or ad-hoc projects and issues
• Take ownership of recurring compliance filings - including VAT returns, Intrastat submissions, payroll reporting, and pension filings - ensuring accuracy and timeliness through a mix of personal execution and team coordination
• Oversee credit control team to manage site credit risk, ensuring policy compliance, timely collections, and proactive working capital management
• Act as the site lead for the external audit engagement, coordinating all requirements and ensuring a smooth, timely, and fully compliant annual statutory audit cycle
• Provide proactive finance support to the business by resolving day to day queries, partnering on strategic initiatives and projects, and acting as a key member of the site senior management team to drive long term performance improvement
• Support stock accuracy by overseeing stock counts, monitoring stock KPIs, and ensuring a robust system of financial control around inventory processes
• Act as the site’s working capital steward, overseeing cash inflows and outflows, optimizing collections (DSO) and supplier payments (DPO), and driving initiatives to improve liquidity
• Own the site’s full P&L and balance sheet, managing key accounting processes and leading the accounting team to deliver accurate month-end close and insightful variance analysis, with this role responsible for the final review and sign-off of monthly accounts

Requirements

• Strong business acumen and analytical skills, with experience in FP&A, budgeting, and variance analysis within a manufacturing environment
• Commercially focused and compliance-oriented, balancing strategic insight with robust control
• Strong IT proficiency, including ERP systems (IFS or similar) and Excel
• Proven ability to lead and develop a diverse finance team, while fostering collaboration, clear communication, and strong alignment with Group Finance to ensure consistent reporting and compliance
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to operate as a key member of the site senior management team
• Qualified Accountant with strong technical and commercial grounding
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience driving process optimisation and operational excellence

Benefits

• Good work, life balance.
• A fun and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunity to work across countries and cultures.
• Mental Health First Aiders on site.
• A supportive and collaborative culture.
• Excellent development and growth opportunities.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Company Events.
• Christmas Shutdown.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide wellbeing support.
• 32 days holiday (including 8 days bank holidays).
• 5% Employer Pension Contribution.
• Employee Recognition Scheme - Quarterly Awards.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance