Finance Manager in Bristol - Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited

Your new company
A well-known global business here in Bristol is looking to recruit a Finance Manager on a 12-month FTC.

Your new role
In this role, you will take ownership of delivering an efficient and timely month-end close, ensuring all activities meet the Group reporting timetable and that our outsourced partners consistently achieve their SLAs and KPIs. You will lead a team of accountants and assistants, while also jointly overseeing the performance and capacity planning of our offshore resources to ensure optimal utilisation across fluctuating workloads.
Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and review month-end and period-end close outputs prepared by the outsourced team.
• Approve high-value or complex journal entries and allocations.
• Ensure strong internal controls and compliance with accounting standards and control frameworks.
• Support Financial Control with external audit requirements.
• Lead and guide the R2R and A2R teams within the shared service environment.
• Manage the relationship with the outsourced vendor, escalating issues to the Global Head of Accounting where needed.
• Collaborate with the offshore Accounting Lead to deliver training and development for the outsourced team.
• Drive effective capacity planning to align workload and resources.
• Support the Global Head of Accounting in shaping strategy, service standards, and SLAs, and in overseeing outsourced delivery.
• Monitor offshore performance, providing constructive feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Act as a key escalation point for finance and non-finance teams, resolving issues and supporting cross-functional collaboration.

What you'll need to succeed
We're looking for a qualified accountant with a strong technical grounding and the confidence to operate in a fast-paced, global environment. You'll bring experience potentially in practice, complemented by hands-on industry exposure, and you'll either have proven management experience within a large, complex organisation or be ready to step into a leadership role within a global setting.
This role suits someone who thrives on improving processes, leading people, and shaping high-quality accounting delivery across multiple regions.
Key Attributes

• Ability to understand, challenge, refine, and execute end-to-end accounting processes.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and the capability to apply standards effectively within monthly accounting cycles.
• Experience managing accounting operations, ideally with exposure to shared service environments.
• Demonstrated success in leading, developing, and motivating teams in line with organisational values and performance expectations.
• Confident communicator who can adapt their style to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent).

What you need to do now
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