Senior Finance Manager - Shared Services

• Senior Finance Manager – Shared Services
• Permanent
• Hybrid – 3 days in the Central London office

Senior FM/FC – Shared Services – Permanent – GBP70,000 to GBP80,000 – Central London – 3 days a week in the office – Team Management – Business Partnering – Month–end This is a hands–on leadership opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller to oversee and elevate the Shared Services finance function for a professional services company. You will take ownership of the month–end close process, be hands–on and into the detail, while also managing and guiding the team of 6 to deliver accurate, timely, and high–quality outputs. In this role, you will lead a multi–disciplinary finance team, ensuring they are fully cross–trained to provide seamless cover during periods of absence. You will implement structured personal development plans, support career progression, and build a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence. A key part of your remit will be to act as the primary finance business partner for companies across the group. You will build strong relationships with stakeholders, provide clear financial insight, and ensure the Shared Services team is recognised as a trusted, high–performing partner. Your responsibilities include team management, month–end close, working with Group, business partnering and process improvement: Team management:

• Manage a team of 6 including P2P, expenses and management accounts.
• Drive development and establish cross–training

Financial reporting and month–end

• Lead the month–end close process,
• Provide hands–on support during peak periods
• Resolve high–level queries.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC requirements, including corporation tax and VAT deadlines.

Work with Group

• Own shared services P&L reporting and commentary for Group FC and CFO.
• Support the Group FC in delivering audit requirements and timelines.

Business Partnering

• Act as a key business–facing contact for Finance Managers and Financial Controllers across multiple companies
• Hold regular P&L and balance sheet review meetings.
• Provide insights, metrics, and constructively challenge stakeholders

Projects

• Drive process improvement
• Support the implementation of AI and technology–enabled finance solutions.
• Promote a continuous improvement in culture across the function.
• Ensure finance processes are scalable and aligned across the group.

Skills and experience required:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience leading a shared services or central finance function.
• Strong month–end and financial reporting experience with the ability to balance hands–on delivery and oversight.
• Experience managing and developing teams
• Exposure and enthusiasm for process improvement, automation and finance transformation initiatives.