Regional Accountant / Finance Manager
£50-£60k+Car+Bonus Lancashire (Hybrid)
Lancaster & Rossendale | Growing Group | Real influence across two sites
A fast-growing, multi-site group has recently expanded into the Lancaster area and, off the back of that, created a brand-new Regional Accountant / Finance Manager role. Youll look after two subsidiary businesses one in Lancaster, the other near Rossendale with a hybrid set-up that usually looks like 12 days a week at each site once youre settled in. Because of that, theyre looking for someone based in Lancashire whos happy doing the rounds and getting properly involved with both teams.
The group operates across several sectors, so experience in distribution, manufacturing, production or retail / e-commerce would be a real advantage. Youll report to a Head of Finance based offsite, but the day-to-day impact is very local. Youll work closely with senior managers on both sites, shaping how finance supports growth, driving improvements, and being the go-to person for anything numbers-related.
This isnt a narrow reporting role its hands-on, varied, and gives you genuine influence. Key parts of the job include:
Producing full management accounts, plus analysis against budget and last year
Supporting Group stakeholders during month-end and seasonal peaks
Accruals, prepayments and monthly balance sheet recs
Keeping fixed asset registers up to date and posting depreciation
Helping build annual budgets for each site
Playing a key role in internal, interim and year-end audits
Preparing statutory accounts
Producing monthly cashflow statements and profit forecasts
Supporting local finance teams across ledgers, bank recs and payment runs
Preparing VAT submissions for Group consolidation
Assisting with monthly payroll alongside internal and external support
Improving systems and processes to align with wider PLC standards
Business partnering across both sites to support commercial decisions
Margin reporting, pricing analysis and KPI development
Operational analysis (production volumes, efficiencies, resourcing etc.)
Leading post-CAPEX reviews and supporting investment decisions
Handling ad-hoc compliance and internal reporting
Who were looking for
A fully qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) with experience at a similar level. Someone comfortable working independently, managing deadlines and juggling the needs of two sites without dropping the ball. Strong systems skills are important too one site currently uses QuickBooks, and the group is considering a move to MS Dynamics down the line.
Most of all, this suits someone who wants variety, visibility and the chance to shape how two growing businesses operate. The group is big on innovation and sustainability and genuinely backs its people to develop.
If this sounds like your kind of challenge and youd like to chat it through, just give me a shout, interviews are being arranged for next week (3 rd Dec onwards).
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