Projects Finance Manager

Projects Finance Manager

Midlands / Hybrid Working

I'm supporting a rapidly growing SME that is looking to appoint a Projects Finance Manager.

This is a high-profile role combining financial accounting, acquisition integration, systems implementation, process improvement and stakeholder management. You will work closely with senior finance and operational stakeholders to ensure newly acquired businesses are streamlined into the business.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a changing, acquisitive environment and will have the technical accounting knowledge and project management capability to take ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the finance workstream for the integration of newly acquired businesses.
• Review company financial processes, controls, systems and reporting structures.
• Coordinate the transfer and reconciliation of financial data from legacy systems into the Group's finance systems.
• Prepare and review opening balance sheets and ensure the integrity of financial information.
• Establish appropriate accounting policies, processes and controls
• Work with Finance Directors, Financial Controllers and operational management to deliver plans.
• Monitor integration milestones, identify risks and resolve issues promptly.
• Ensure acquired entities transition successfully into the Group month-end and reporting timetable.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong financial accounting experience and ideally exposure to acquisitions, integration or finance transformation.

You will ideally have:

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
Strong financial accounting and month-end experience.
Experience working within a complex or multi-site organisation.
Experience of finance systems implementation, migration or integration.

We're interested in speaking with individuals who have experience working within acquisitive, high-growth or PE-backed businesses

This role will need somebody to be able to travel to Birmingham three days a week.
Please contact us for further details.