Are you an experienced finance professional looking for a role with significant responsibility and a chance to make an impact?
We're recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to take full financial responsibility for a UK legal entity and act as the finance lead for a key component of a wider business unit.
You'll play a critical role in ensuring robust financial control, compliance, and insightful reporting, all while supporting strategic decision-making in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Job Opportunity
What You'll Do:
Legal Entity & Financial Control: Oversee all aspects of financial reporting for a UK legal entity, ensuring compliance with internal controls, policies, and accounting standards (UK GAAP). You'll manage the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement and ensure timely month-end closes.
Statutory Compliance:, Coordinate with external auditors, lead the preparation of UK statutory accounts, manage corporation tax, VAT, and other regulatory compliance.
Business Unit Finance Partnership: Provide expert financial insight and guidance to senior stakeholders, support budgeting and forecasting, and contribute to commercial decision-making.
Performance Management: Analyse financial and operational performance, track key KPIs, and provide actionable insights to improve efficiency and meet financial targets.
Leadership & Development: Lead and coach your finance team, fostering a culture of trust, accountability and continuous improvement, while managing relationships with senior management across finance and operations.
Continuous Improvement & Change: Drive improvements in financial reporting, control systems, and finance processes, and support finance transformation initiatives.
Company Benefits
Benefits That Work for You
We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your wellbeing and lifestyle, including:
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Contributory pension, life assurance, and income protection
- Learning and development opportunities
- Executive coaching and mentoring available to all
- Informal hybrid working
- Additional leave: volunteering, family-friendly, and loyalty schemes
- Wellbeing support, including our Employee Assistance Programme
- On-site gym and parking at Stuart House, Peterborough
- Reward Gateway scheme - Smart Spending App
- Plus flexible, salary-sacrifice options:
- Private medical insurance
- Car scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme
Essential Skills
What We're Looking For:
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with post-qualification experience in a senior finance or financial management role.
Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in UK GAAP, with proven experience in end to end audit and statutory reporting for UK legal entities.
A commercial mindset and the ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders in a dynamic business environment.
Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Leadership experience and the ability to manage, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team.
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of an established financial entity within a growing and evolving Group. As a Senior Finance Manager, you'll play a key role in driving financial performance, supporting business growth, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role with excellent development opportunities and a collaborative working environment, we want to hear from
Join the Frontline Group - Making the Complex Simple
Frontline Group is made up of three dynamic business units-Frontline Distribution Solutions, Frontline Retail Solutions, and Gold Key Media-supported by key enabling functions. United by our mission to 'Make the Complex Simple', we're the UK's leading retail sales, marketing, and distribution company, with a strong presence in publishing and home entertainment.
