Leading the month‑end close and reporting cycle for the Accounting team, ensuring accurate, timely results.
Producing and presenting high‑quality financial reporting, including the executive summary for the Board Pack.
Driving improvements in financial MI, reporting quality, and the Faster Close initiative.
Oversee Business Partners contribution to budgeting and forecasting cycles, ensuring high‑quality inputs and robust documentation of assumptions.
Reviewing and challenging business cases, tenders, and scenario analyses.
Ensuring robust balance sheet governance and technical accounting across the team, including lease accounting, impairment and dilapidations provision.
Managing audit deliverables and supporting technical audit areas.
Leading, coaching, and developing a team of 10 Business Partners and Accountants.
Managing recruitment, onboarding, and future resourcing needs.
Championing systems, data quality, and process improvement.

Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience leading a large finance team.
Proven experience working closely with senior stakeholders, building credibility, and influencing decisions through high‑quality business partnering.
A proactive, improvement‑focused mindset and the ability to drive change.
A collaborative leadership style that builds capability, supports development, and drives high performance.

Senior Finance Manager – Business Partners, Accounting

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