Finance Manager

POLARIS

Finance Manager

Location: Bromsgrove
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent – 35 hours per week
Salary: Up to £42,500 per annum
Benefits: 30 days’ Annual Leave (rising to 35 with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme & Free On-site Parking

About Us

We are Polaris, one of the UK’s largest leading communities of children’s service providers. Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies that have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as Education, Residential and Leaving Care services, and bespoke children’s services contracts. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We’re ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff, and believe in their futures.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our established team at our Head Office in Bromsgrove. Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for managing and mentoring the Fostering Management Accounts Team, ensuring a robust control environment and maintaining the integrity of financial accounts and management reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop trainee management accountants, building capability and supporting professional development
• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts for multiple entities, including consolidation of all group entities in accordance with the month-end timetable
• Establish effective relationships with operational partners through the provision of accurate and timely financial information
• Provide high-quality financial commentary to the Senior Management Team
• Maintain balance sheet integrity in line with the balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation policy, raising risks and issues and ensuring appropriate resolution
• Prepare monthly reporting of balance sheet movements
• Maintain a strong control environment, working collaboratively with the business to ensure policies and procedures are adhered to
• Support the provision of information for tax and statutory reporting to ensure compliance with applicable legislative frameworks

About You

• A relevant professional qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience maintaining a robust financial control environment
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into meaningful insight
• Previous leadership or people development experience

For an informal discussion, please contact Kate Fokes on 01527 556480.

We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check if successful for the position. Polaris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this advert without notification.