Finance Manager, Milton Keynes
£55- £60kpa plus benefits
Our client, a rapidly expanding, scale-up business, has created a Finance Manager role to help them through their next period of growth. In this role, you will take full ownership of the finance function — from robust accounting and compliance to forecasting, commercial insight and cash management. You’ll work closely with Operations, Sales, Marketing and Production, report directly to the executive team, and lead a small team. Open to candidates moving straight from practice.
Key Duties:
• Lead month-end close, management accounts and key reconciliations
• Maintain accurate, reliable P&L and balance sheet reporting
• Ensure compliance and keep the business audit-ready
• Oversee budgeting and reforecasting cycles
• Build commercial models to explain performance and support decisions
• Partner with budget owners to improve cost control, margins and ROI
• Manage VAT, Corporation Tax and all statutory submissions
• Liaise with external accountants and advisers where required
• Translate complex data into clear insights on unit economics, pricing, promotions and paybacks
• Streamline processes and automate manual tasks
• Manage cashflow, liquidity and working capital
• Forecast funding needs and monitor FX exposure where relevant
Ideal candidate profile:
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Recently qualified preferred; experience from a Big 4 firm is advantageous
• Solid technical foundation paired with sharp commercial awareness
• Highly proficient in Excel/Google Sheets and confident building clear, reliable financial models
• Strong communicator who can translate data into insight and drive decision-making
• Takes genuine ownership — proactive, hands-on and focused on delivering results