Financial Services Manager
Employer Location England, South Yorkshire, Sheffield Salary £negotiable depending on experience Closing date 12 Sep 2025 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
Senior Finance Lead (12-Month Maternity Cover)Location: Sheffield City Centre (Hybrid - approx. 2 days in office/week with free parking)
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract or Day Rate
Start Date: Flexible, ideally Mid/End of September
Are you a dynamic finance professional with a passion for high-quality reporting and collaborative leadership? We're looking for someone to step into a pivotal role within a high-impact finance team, supporting strategic operations and driving improvements across reporting, systems, and performance.
About the Role
This is a senior-level maternity cover opportunity with real influence. You'll be working closely with executive leadership and budget holders to streamline reporting structures, enhance coding frameworks, and contribute to performance meetings that integrate financial insights. You'll also play a key role in supporting a financial systems project and mentoring team members through a period of change.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead and deliver statutory reporting with speed and precision.
2. Collaborate with budget holders to cascade financial insights and improve reporting clarity.
3. Support and guide team members, including managers.
4. Contribute constructively to a finance systems transformation project.
5. Provide cover and continuity during maternity leave, including potential early support due to team changes.
What You'll Bring
6. Proven experience in the public sector or regulated sector
7. Strong technical skills in financial accounting, IFRS knowledge and financial reporting.
8. Leadership experience, including managing managers.
9. Ability to work collaboratively and support others through change.
10. A proactive, inclusive approach to team culture and stakeholder engagement.
11. Comfortable working in a hybrid environment, with a regular in-office presence.
You'll be joining a team with strong executive backing and a clear vision for improvement. We're transitioning towards finance as a facilitator of operations, and your expertise will help shape that journey. You'll be supported by experienced colleagues and have the opportunity to make a real impact.
Interested? We welcome applications from candidates seeking either a fixed-term contract or day-rate arrangement. If you're ready to bring your expertise to a collaborative, forward-thinking finance team, we'd love to hear from you.
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
12. Corporate Governance
13. Credit Control
14. Part-Qualified Accountant
15. Payroll
16. Public Practice Accounting
17. Public Services Accounting
18. Senior Finance – Qualified
19. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
20. Tax & Treasury
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow
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