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Senior Finance Manager

Exeter Permanent View Job Description
This is a senior finance leadership role partnering with operational and executive teams to drive financial performance, strategic investment decisions, regulatory compliance and long-term value across a large business. The role leads financial planning, performance management and business partnering activities, while providing financial leadership on major capital programmes and developing a small, high performing finance team.
  • Join a purpose-led business shaping strategy and major investment decisions.
  • Lead a high performing team, partnering with leaders to drive change.

About Our Client

Our client is a large, well established organisation operating within a complex and highly regulated environment, delivering essential services that have a direct impact on customers. This is an opportunity to join a business undergoing significant investment and transformation, where you'll play a key role in shaping financial performance and supporting strategic decision making.

Job Description

  • Act as the lead finance partner to senior operational leaders, providing strategic insight and challenge to support decision-making.
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning activities.
  • Monitor financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and drive actions to improve results.
  • Provide financial oversight and support for major capital investment programmes and infrastructure projects.
  • Develop robust business cases and investment appraisals to ensure effective allocation of resources.
  • Strengthen financial governance, controls and compliance while supporting audit and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead, coach and develop a team of business partners, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement across the business.



The Successful Applicant

  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
  • Proven experience in a senior finance leadership or business partnering role within a complex organisation.
  • Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and analysis.
  • Experience influencing and challenging senior stakeholders to support strategic decision-making.
  • Track record of leading, developing and mentoring a team.
  • Excellent commercial acumen, analytical capability and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with investment appraisal, capital expenditure planning and financial governance.



What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from £90,000 to £105,000 depending on experience.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Hybird working (3 days in the office).
  • Opportunities for professional growth within a large organisation.
  • Supportive and collaborative company culture.
Contact
Lucie Brown
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7052423
Phone number
+44 117 927 1458

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Commercial & Analysis
Sector
Business Services
Location
Exeter
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lucie Brown
Consultant phone
+44 117 927 1458
Job reference
JN-062026-7052423