Job Description

Role: Finance Manager

Location: Warrington, WA1 4RZ

Hours: 37.5hpw, 08:00-16:00 Monday to Friday

Salary: between £60,000 and £75,000 pa DOE

We’re looking for a Finance Manager to support accurate reporting, clear financial insight and well-managed finance processes across the operation. This is a key role for someone who enjoys working closely with others, improving ways of working and helping teams make well-informed decisions.

You’ll lead the accounting function, ensuring management accounts, statutory reporting, forecasts and budgets are delivered accurately and on time. You’ll also help maintain strong controls and make sure financial information is clear, reliable and useful for the wider business.

What you’ll be doing

Leading month-end close and preparing accurate management accounts, reports, forecasts and budgets
Sharing clear financial insight with department heads to support planning, performance reviews and decision making
Managing working capital, including cash, stock, debtors and creditors
Supporting improvements following the Microsoft Dynamics 365 go-live, helping to stabilise and improve processes
Acting as a finance partner to operational teams, helping them understand performance and identify practical improvements
Maintaining control accounts, fixed asset records, financial controls and accounting systems
Supporting audit activity, tax packs, VAT analysis and group reporting
Reviewing supplier set-up, payment authorisations and sales and purchase ledger activity
Supporting, developing and guiding the finance team, including objectives, training, absence and holiday processes

What we’re looking for

A qualified accountant, such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA
Experience working in a manufacturing environment
Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365, or a similar finance system, in a production environment
Experience supporting or managing a team
Confidence using data to create reports, dashboards and useful insight, including Power BI
A structured, analytical approach with good attention to detail
A practical, proactive style and the ability to manage a varied workload
Willingness to travel across the UK when needed

If you enjoy turning financial data into meaningful business insight and want to play a key role in driving performance and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you!

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We value potential and are committed to supporting your development.

We recognise the importance of flexibility and offer a range of flexible and hybrid working arrangements where the nature of the role and business needs allow. If you'd like to understand what options may be available for this position, please contact our Recruitment team.

At Dennis Eagle, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and a Disability Confident organisation. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and has the opportunity to succeed. As part of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll be happy to support you.

Why You'll Love Working Here

25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time employees)
Enhanced pension and life assurance: We contribute 5% of your salary into our pension scheme and provide life assurance cover of five times your basic salary.
Enhanced family leave policies: Support for life's important moments through our family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption and other family leave provisions.
Health and wellbeing support: Company-funded Health Shield Medical Cash Plan, GP Anytime service, Occupational Health support and health surveillance.
Employee support services: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Care Concierge service, providing practical, emotional, financial and wellbeing support when you need it.
Career development opportunities: From role-specific training and apprenticeships to leadership and management development programmes, we're committed to helping our people learn and grow.
Cycle to Work scheme: Save on commuting costs while supporting a healthier lifestyle.
My Benefits platform: Access discounts on shopping, travel, entertainment, health and wellbeing services, and more.
Free independent mortgage advice: Expert guidance to help you make informed financial decisions.

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About Dennis Eagle UK

Dennis Eagle is a world-leading supplier of Refuse Collection Trucks and UK market leader.

Our experience and expertise allows us to produce pioneering Refuse Collection Vehicles fully tailored to the needs of our customers. Our in-house research and development teams strive to constantly improve our products with innovative engineering solutions to meet the tough and ever-evolving requirements of legislation and our customers.

As a result, our acclaimed Refuse Collection Vehicles are exported internationally to markets as far away as Australia. We currently service over 60% of the UK‘s councils and are Britain’s market leader with our famous ‘DENNIS’ name seen daily across UK streets.

Our UK Head Office and principle manufacturing site is located in Warwick. We also manufacture in Blackpool where our cabs are produced.

We provide industry leading Aftermarket support solutions with service centres across the UK.

Our success and market share can equally be attributed to our core values as our product; Dennis Eagle strives to offer high levels of customer attention, full life-cycle vehicle support and always seeks to exceed expectations.

We take our role as a key player in the waste management industry very seriously: our commitment to our environmental responsibilities drives us to invest in more efficient factories, production techniques and vehicles.

Industry

Automotive & Mobility

Company Size

501-1,000 employees

Headquarters

Warwick, GB

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

dennis-eagle.co.uk

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