Finance Manager

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm (35 hours per week)

The Opportunity

GMP Worldwide is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of an established and ambitious Worcestershire-based business seeking an experienced and commercially minded Finance Manager to lead its finance function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on finance professional who enjoys combining day-to-day financial management with strategic input, commercial analysis and business improvement.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining financial control, supporting business decisions and ensuring the continued financial strength of the organisation.

The position offers genuine responsibility, autonomy and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the company's day-to-day finance operations, ensuring accurate and efficient financial management.
• Prepare and present monthly management accounts, profit and loss reports and financial information for the Board.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management, providing meaningful financial analysis to support decision-making.
• Manage and develop the finance team, encouraging a collaborative, high-performing environment.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls and statutory reporting requirements.
• Manage payroll, PAYE, VAT and CIS submissions, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee accounts payable, credit control, banking and cash collection activities.
• Maintain accurate work-in-progress (WIP) reporting and support commercial performance analysis.
• Work closely with departmental managers to identify cost efficiencies and opportunities to improve profitability.
• Review the financial implications of commercial tenders and business opportunities.
• Coordinate year-end financial information and liaise with external accountants, auditors and professional advisers.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial systems, processes and internal controls.

About You

We are seeking a confident, proactive and commercially aware finance professional with the ability to operate both strategically and operationally.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in a Finance Manager, Management Accountant or similar senior finance position.
• Strong technical knowledge of management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Previous experience managing or supervising finance staff.
• Excellent understanding of financial controls, cashflow management and statutory compliance.
• Experience preparing management accounts and presenting financial information to senior stakeholders.
• AAT qualifications, with further professional accountancy qualifications such as ACCA considered advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate financial information into practical commercial recommendations.
• Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to challenge existing processes and drive improvements.

Experience within a commercially focused, project-led or operational business environment would be particularly advantageous.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join an established organisation where the finance function plays a central role in commercial performance and business development.

You will benefit from:

• Direct exposure to senior leadership and business decision-making.
• Ownership of a broad and varied finance function.
• The opportunity to develop and mentor an existing finance team.
• Genuine scope to improve systems, processes and financial reporting.
• A stable, permanent opportunity based in Worcester.
• A structured 35-hour working week.

Interested?