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Finance Manager

Milton Keynes Permanent £55,000 - £60,000 per year View Job Description
The Finance Manager will take full ownership of the finance engine, ensuring rock‑solid accounting, compliance and reporting while providing the commercial insight needed to drive smarter decisions. This role is pivotal in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment, turning data into clarity and enabling the business to scale with confidence.
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About Our Client

The client is a fast‑growing, purpose‑driven consumer brand known for its bold identity, rapid pace and ambition to disrupt its industry. They operate with high autonomy, clear commercial focus and a culture that values smart thinking, ownership and meaningful impact.

Job Description

  • Own the full finance function end‑to‑end, including accounting, compliance, reporting and financial control.
  • Lead month‑end close, management accounts production and all reconciliations.
  • Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the P&L and balance sheet, keeping the business audit‑ready.
  • Drive budgeting, forecasting and re‑forecasting cycles, building models that inform strategy and performance.
  • Partner with teams across Operations, Sales, Marketing and Production to optimise margins, ROI and cost centres.
  • Manage VAT, Corporation Tax and statutory returns, working with external advisers where required.
  • Translate complex or messy data into actionable insight, including pricing, promotions and unit economics.
  • Champion automation, better tools and smarter financial processes to improve efficiency.
  • Oversee cashflow, liquidity and working capital, anticipating funding needs and managing FX exposure.
  • Line‑manage and develop a Finance Officer, fostering capability and ownership within the function.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Finance Manager should have:

  • A recently qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong technical grounding and the confidence to independently own a full finance function.
  • Someone with sharp commercial instinct who can turn raw or messy data into meaningful, actionable insight.
  • Advanced Excel/Sheets capability, able to build reliable and explainable financial models.
  • A clear, influential communicator who can partner with non‑finance teams and tell the story behind the numbers.
  • A proactive self‑starter with an ownership mindset - practical, solutions‑focused and comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.
  • Ideally experienced in FMCG, consumer goods or scale‑up environments, with exposure to inventory flows, VAT complexities and multi‑channel sales.
  • Ambitious, detail‑driven and hungry to make an impact, aligning with a culture that values speed, autonomy and continuous improvement.
  • Will be willing to go into the office 5 days a week

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary between £55,000 and £60,000 per annum.
  • The opportunity to shape and lead the finance function.
  • High autonomy and direct influence - your work feeds into every major business decision.
  • The chance to join a bold, fast‑moving, purpose‑led brand in an exciting growth phase.
  • A culture built on speed, candour and zero bureaucracy, where smart ideas move quickly.
  • True ownership, meaningful impact and the opportunity to develop as the business scales.



If you're a driven, commercially minded finance professional ready to take ownership and make a real impact, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

Contact
Natasha Davies
Quote job ref
JN-022026-6948010
Phone number
+441189337062

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Finance Manager
Sector
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Milton Keynes
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Natasha Davies
Consultant phone
+441189337062
Job reference
JN-022026-6948010