Senior Finance Manager

💥Senior Finance Manager - Shared Services 💥

📍Location: Near Reading | 💷 Salary: £110,000 - £130,000 + package | 🏠 Hybrid Working

About the Organisation

Join a FTSE listed, global company currently undergoing a major transformation, with a focus on modernising service delivery, improving efficiency, and driving innovation across their business sectors. Employees benefit from a culture of inclusivity, career development opportunities, and the chance to contribute to high-impact projects that positively affect communities.

The Role

An experienced Senior Finance Manager is sought to lead the Finance Shared Services team, overseeing end-to-end finance processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting across multiple business units and contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• 🎯 Strategic Leadership: Define and implement finance process strategies, champion operational excellence, and lead diverse onshore and offshore teams.
• 📊 Process Ownership: End-to-end accountability for finance processes, including revenue, operating costs, and balance sheet accounts.
• ✅ Control & Compliance: Maintain strong financial controls, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage relationships with external auditors.
• 🤝 Business Partnering: Provide insights to support business performance and decision-making; collaborate across functions to resolve reporting issues.
• 🚀 Team Development: Build and develop high-performing teams, with succession planning and capability growth.
• 💻 Technology & Data Enablement: Drive digital transformation and maximise use of finance systems, AI, and analytics.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with experience in complex audit cycles - Big4 qualified would be advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS standards (IFRS 15 & IFRS 16 desirable).
• Proven shared services leadership, managing teams of 20+ across geographies, including offshore or outsourced functions.
• Expertise in Record-to-Report processes, process-led change management, and finance control implementation.
• Results-oriented, with a focus on process efficiency, standardisation, and high-quality outputs.

Why This Role Is Exciting

• Lead finance transformation in a complex, multi-business environment.
• Manage and develop a diverse, high-performing team.
• Contribute to projects with real societal impact.
• Enjoy hybrid working flexibility and a competitive remuneration package.