Barden are proud to be exclusively partnering with a leading well known Group to introduce a high calibre Senior Finance Manager to join their high performing team.
This is a key role within the finance team, focused on strengthening balance sheet integrity, financial control and oversight across a complex operating environment. The position will play an important part in ensuring robust reporting, strong governance and a consistent approach to risk across the business.
Working closely with senior finance stakeholders, this role offers the opportunity to lead across core controllership activities, support ongoing transformation, and bring greater structure and visibility to financial processes and decision‑making.
Key Responsibilities
- Take the lead on driving confidence and clarity across core financial controls in a complex, multi‑entity environment
- Own key areas of the balance sheet, bringing fresh perspective to how risk, accuracy and oversight are managed
- Play a central role in shaping a high‑quality, well‑controlled month‑end process that stands up to external scrutiny
- Partner closely with teams across the business to identify risks early and influence better, more informed decision‑making
- Act as a trusted contact point across assurance processes, confidently navigating audit and governance requirements
- Lead and elevate a geographically dispersed team, building capability and embedding a strong culture of ownership
- Champion smarter ways of working through simplification, standardisation and continuous improvement initiatives
About You
- Qualified accountant with at least 8 years PQE with strong experience in a complex, fast‑moving organisation
- Plc experience beneficial
- Brings a natural curiosity around how things work — and how they can be improved
- Comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity and change, with a solutions‑focused mindset
- A confident communicator who can influence and build trust across different teams
- Enjoys leading others and creating an environment where people can perform at their best
- Detail‑oriented, commercially aware and motivated by making a tangible impact



















