Finance Manager

Finance Manager (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Office Based

Up to £60,000 + Excellent Benefits

Are you a technically strong, qualified accountant looking for a varied and commercially interesting role where you'll have real ownership and autonomy? We're delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a highly successful, international organisation for an experienced Finance Manager to join their finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, supportive and collaborative business with a fantastic culture. Reporting directly to the Group Finance Director, you'll take ownership of a broad and technically interesting portfolio, playing a key role in ensuring the integrity of financial reporting across UK and international operations. This is a hands-on position that would suit an experienced Finance Manager or Technical Financial Accountant who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and working across multiple areas of finance.

The Role

You'll be responsible for:

• Taking full ownership of financial reporting for the group's US entity.
• Managing the accounting and financial control of multiple e-commerce channels, including Amazon and direct-to-consumer sales.
• Ensuring accurate revenue recognition, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Owning complex VAT, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet controls.
• Managing discounts, commissions and sales-related provisions.
• Producing accurate monthly management accounts to strict reporting deadlines.
• Supporting finance systems and ERP-related projects, acting as the finance subject matter expert.
• Working closely with commercial teams to provide financial insight and ensure robust financial controls are maintained.
• This is a stand-alone role within your area of responsibility, requiring someone who is confident making decisions, challenging information where necessary and taking complete ownership of the numbers.

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• An experienced Finance Manager or Technical Financial Accountant with strong financial reporting experience.
• Experienced within an e-commerce environment.
• Please note: E-commerce accounting experience is essential for this role. Unfortunately, applications from candidates without exposure to e-commerce finance (such as Amazon, direct-to-consumer or similar online sales channels) cannot be considered.

You'll also have:

• Excellent technical accounting knowledge.
• Strong reconciliation and balance sheet control experience.
• Excellent VAT knowledge.
• Experience producing management accounts.
• The confidence to work independently whilst building strong relationships across the wider business.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Experience of US sales tax, multi-entity reporting and ERP implementation or finance systems projects would be highly advantageous, although not essential.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience.
• 12-month fixed-term contract.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance.
• Company pension.
• Free on-site parking.
• Friendly, welcoming and supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to join a successful international business where your expertise will genuinely make an impact.

Additional Information

• This is an office-based role in Bridgend, working 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday).
• The business is looking to appoint as soon as possible, so early applications are encouraged.

If you're a technically strong qualified accountant with proven e-commerce finance experience and are looking for your next exciting challenge, we'd love to hear from you.