Finance Manager: Financial Control, Cash Flow & Planning Location: Leicester (1–2 days per week in the office)
Contract: 3-6 months (potential temp-to-perm opportunity)
Start: ASAP
Rate: £375–£425 per day (Outside IR35)
We're working with a well-established national organisation to recruit an experienced
Finance Manager to support financial control, cash flow planning and forecasting across a large, multi-site business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strong financial governance with commercial insight in a fast-paced environment.
The Role You’ll play a key role in strengthening financial controls, overseeing balance sheet governance, leading cash flow forecasting and supporting capital planning. Working closely with finance, shared services and operational stakeholders, you'll help ensure accurate reporting, robust forecasting and informed business decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Control & Governance - Oversee financial control processes and balance sheet governance.
- Review and challenge balance sheet reconciliations.
- Monitor and resolve reconciling items.
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
- Support audit activity and follow up on control improvements.
- Act as a key liaison between finance and shared service teams.
Cash Flow Forecasting - Own the weekly short-term cash flow forecasting process.
- Lead monthly rolling cash flow forecasts.
- Coordinate forecast inputs from multiple finance teams.
- Analyse cash flow variances, risks and opportunities.
Capital & Asset Planning - Manage depreciation forecasting across fixed assets.
- Forecast lease-related costs and interest.
- Review capital investment plans, asset additions and disposals.
- Ensure capital and depreciation forecasts align with business plans.
Planning & Business Support - Support capital expenditure planning and investment reporting.
- Contribute to longer-term financial planning activities.
- Deliver insightful reporting on cash, balance sheet and capital performance.
- Identify trends, risks and opportunities to support decision-making.
Continuous Improvement - Enhance forecasting and reporting processes.
- Support finance systems and planning tool improvements.
- Drive automation, standardisation and process efficiencies.
About You: We're looking for someone who brings: - Strong experience in financial control, cash flow forecasting and financial planning.
- Excellent balance sheet and governance knowledge.
- Experience working within a large or complex organisation.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to provide meaningful commercial insight.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP/planning systems.
- A proactive approach with the ability to build relationships across finance and operational teams.
What's on Offer - £375–£425 per day (Paid to an Umbrella company. Inside IR35)
- 6-month contract with an immediate start
- Hybrid working (1–2 days per week in the Leicester office)
- Opportunity to join a high-profile finance transformation and planning environment within a large national organisation.
