Finance Manager – (Must be Part or Fully Qualified)

Location: Hertford

Salary: £45,000 pa

Type: Full-time office based, permanent role

What you should know about this employer:

• Well-established, internationally recognised brand with a strong reputation for quality and innovation.
• The business is entering an exciting phase of growth and is focused on strengthening and scaling its finance function to support this next chapter.

Purpose of the role:

• You’ll play a key role across purchase ledger, sales ledger, banking, VAT and month-end support, working closely with the Finance Assistant, and external accountants, to ensure accurate, timely financial processing.

Our client is seeking a Qualified Finance professional who is looking for their next challenge in a forward thinking business, who has big growth plans. An individual who is looking to progress within their career to a potential FC Role in the future.

As Finance Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the Purchase Ledger supplier set-up and maintenance, query resolution and supplier payment runs
• Maintaining the Sales Ledger, raising invoices and credits, issuing statements and supporting credit control
• Completing daily and weekly bank reconciliations across all accounts, including merchant services, petty cash and expenses
• Preparing and submitting monthly VAT returns under MTD, maintaining clear audit trails and supporting EC/Intrastat reporting where required
• Ensuring high data integrity within Microsoft Business Central, including accurate dimensions and document attachments
• Acting as a professional point of contact for supplier and customer queries

We’re looking for someone who is:

• AAT, ACA or ACCA Must be part or fully qualified
• Experienced in a similar Finance Manager role, ideally within manufacturing, FMCG or product-based businesses
• Confident using ERP systems and Excel (lookups, pivots, basic formulas)
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• A clear, professional communicator who builds strong relationships and is keen to progress long-term
• Previous responsibility of managing a small team would be beneficial

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Contact information

Lisa Payne