FINANCE MANAGER The Role This is a hands-on senior finance role suited to a Management Accountant, Finance Manager or Financial Controller who enjoys being close to the business. You will take ownership of day-to-day accounting, month-end delivery, reporting, systems, and controls, while continuously improving processes as the business grows. The role has evolved from an interim finance project and is now a permanent position central to the company’s future. Key Responsibilities: Financial Accounting & Month-End * Full ownership of month-end close processes, including: * Accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and provisions * VAT returns * Stock valuations (machinery, livestock, and storage where applicable) * Maintain and continuously improve a standardised month-end checklist * Produce accurate monthly P&L reports by business unit * Manage debtor and creditor controls, cash flow, and bad debt provisions Systems & Process Ownership * Act as internal owner of Xero, including: * Chart of Accounts structure * Profitability tracking by activity/site * Reporting design and KPI visibility * Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation policies (UK GAAP–aligned) * Oversee integrations including Stora, Stripe, VisionWeb and card payment systems * Evaluate and implement improvements to payment processing and reporting * Support inventory and stock system development Reporting, Budgeting & Commercial Insight * Prepare budgets and forecasts and load them into Xero * Produce budget vs. actual reporting with meaningful variance analysis * Redesign and maintain management reports for usability and insight * Support directors with commercial analysis and decision-making * Track profitability across machinery sales, livestock, storage, and farming activities Office 365 & Controls * Maintain Office 365 workflows, including: * Centralised file management (SharePoint / OneDrive) * Access controls and document standards * Finance-related processes within Outlook and Teams * Document finance policies and procedures clearly for internal use * Train and support colleagues to ensure consistent adoption of processes Person Specification Essential: - Strong experience in a hands-on accounting role (Management Accountant / Finance Manager / Financial Controller level) - Proven expertise with Xero - Solid month-end, reporting, and control experience - Comfortable working in a fast-moving, operational environment - Able to communicate finance clearly to non-finance colleagues Desirable: - Experience in agriculture, machinery, storage, or asset-heavy businesses - Exposure to systems integrations (e.g. payments, booking, inventory) - Experience implementing or improving finance processes - Confidence managing multiple income streams and business units Why Join the business? - Broad, interesting role across multiple revenue streams - Genuine opportunity to shape finance as the business grows - Family-business culture with direct access to decision-makers - Long-term role with scope to evolve into a senior finance leadership position Apply now or contact Becki Moore at Westmoore Recruitment for more information. Westmoore Recruitment are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this permanent vacancy