​Finance Manager - Cost Management & Performance - Contract

We are supporting a large UK organisation with the recruitment of an experienced Finance Manager to lead cost performance, financial planning and management insight across a complex operational environment. You'll work closely with senior finance and operational stakeholders to improve financial transparency, strengthen forecasting processes and deliver meaningful analysis that supports business decision-making.

• Fully Remote

• Inside IR35

The successful candidate will bring a strong combination of commercial finance, financial control and business partnering skills, with the ability to turn large volumes of data into actionable insight.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Leading cost forecasting, budgeting and month-end performance reporting.

• Producing insightful analysis and recommendations for senior leadership teams.

• Improving reporting processes, controls and financial governance.

• Driving consistency and best practice across financial planning and cost management activities.

• Partnering with operational and corporate teams to challenge assumptions and improve cost visibility.

• Supporting the development of reporting tools, dashboards and financial models.

• Identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance decision-making through better use of data.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

• Strong experience in FP&A, cost management, commercial finance or financial reporting.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex financial information clearly.

• Comfortable working with large datasets and translating analysis into business outcomes.

• Experience operating within large, matrix organisations.

• A proactive and solutions-focused approach with a track record of driving improvement.

• Exposure to regulated industries, utilities, infrastructure or similarly complex environments.

• Experience with planning and reporting tools such as Anaplan, Power BI, TM1 or equivalent.

• Previous involvement in finance transformation, process optimisation or reporting enhancement programmes.

If this is an opportunity that you would like to learn more about, apply now for immediate review!