Finance Manager

We are partnered with a high-growth, UK-wide infrastructure business who require a Finance Manager to strengthen its financial governance, reporting, and control environment. This role is ideal for a Chartered accountant (ACA/ACCA) with a strong grounding in audit, compliance, and financial controls.You'll play a key role in ensuring financial accuracy, improving processes, and supporting strategic decision-making in a fast-scaling environment.Key Responsibilities include:Financial Reporting & Control:- Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery. - Maintain and enhance the financial control framework, embedding best-practice governance across the finance function. - Oversee balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation. - Manage statutory reporting requirements and support year-end processes.Audit, Compliance & Risk:- Act as the primary liaison for external auditors, ensuring smooth audit cycles and high-quality submissions. - Strengthen internal controls, identifying gaps and implementing improvements across financial processes. - Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory obligations, and internal policies. - Support risk management activities, including financial risk assessments and mitigation planning.Process Improvement & Systems:- Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, controls, and reporting. - Support system enhancements and automation initiatives to improve efficiency and data quality. - Champion best practice across the finance team and wider business.Skills & Experience Required:- Chartered accountant (ACA/ACCA) - ideal for someone trained in a top-tier audit environment. - Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience with financial controls. - Proven experience in audit, compliance, or assurance roles, with a desire to move into a broader finance position. - Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate clearly. - Confident stakeholder manager, able to influence and challenge constructively. - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scaling organisation with evolving processes.This represents a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, fast growing organisation.