FINANCE MANAGER
Do you have the following skills, experience and drive to succeed in this role Find out below.
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? xkybehq
- 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