Finance Manager

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Finance Manager
Private-Equity Backed SME | Hybrid (West Midlands)
£55,000 £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits
Eaton Syalon is working exclusively with a private-equity backed SME as it strengthens its core finance capability.
This is a broad, hands-on Finance Manager role reporting to the Group CFO, with responsibility for building structure, improving commercial visibility and embedding robust financial processes within a growing, evolving business.
The role is well suited to someone from a smaller environment who understands that not everything is fully developed and enjoys putting shape, discipline and clarity around a finance function.
The Opportunity
This role is about owning the numbers and the process behind them.
Youll take responsibility for core financial reporting, controls and cash management, while working closely with operational leaders to introduce greater commercial rigour, insight and accountability across the business.
The finance function is established but still developing reporting, processes and controls need strengthening and refining, rather than maintaining a finished environment. Youll be trusted to assess whats needed, prioritise improvements, and implement practical solutions that work for an SME.
Youll also manage and develop a small transactional finance team, ensuring strong foundations as the business continues to scale.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting
Full ownership of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet and cash flow)
Improve the quality, accuracy and timeliness of reporting
Produce clear, meaningful monthly packs for senior leadership and investors
Develop and embed consistent reporting disciplines across the business
Maintain a rolling 13-week cashflow forecast with strong visibility of risks and opportunities
Commercial & Operational Finance
Add commercial challenge around cost control, margins, pricing and performance
Analyse customer, product and operational profitability
Support decision-making through scenario analysis and financial modelling
Work closely with operational leaders to link financial outcomes to operational drivers
Process, Controls & Governance
Strengthen financial controls, processes and documentation
Improve working capital management (WIP, debtors, creditors and cash conversion)
Partner with procurement and operations to tighten cost and supplier controls
Identify gaps in systems, reporting and processes and pragmatically fix them
Budgeting & Forecasting
Lead budgeting and reforecasting cycles
Introduce more structured, driver-based forecasting where appropriate
Track performance against KPIs and challenge variances
Team Leadership
Manage and develop the transactional finance team
Create clarity around roles, ownership and expectations
Build capability and consistency within the finance function
About You
Youll be a qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA) with experience in a Finance Manager or broad commercial finance role within an SME environment.
Youre likely to have worked in a business where:
systems and reporting werent perfect
processes needed building or tightening
finance needed to be both hands-on and commercially credible
Youll bring:
strong core finance skills and cashflow awareness
confidence introducing structure and control without over-engineering
a practical, sleeves-rolled-up mindset
the ability to work comfortably with operational leaders and senior stakeholders
Experience in a PE-backed, high-growth or change environment is helpful but an SME mindset is essential.

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Location:
High Wycombe
Salary:
£65,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance

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