Finance Manager


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£50,000 to £60,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Inverness, IV2 3BW
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Oct 2026

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Summary

Your new company

Our client is a successful and well-established organisation based in Inverness with a strong reputation for delivering operational excellence. With a collaborative culture and a focus on continuous improvement, the business is seeking a Finance Manager who can provide strong financial leadership while developing and supporting a high-performing finance team.

Your new role

As Finance Manager, you will lead the day-to-day finance function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust financial controls and effective financial management across the organisation. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide valuable financial insight to support operational and strategic decision-making while helping to drive business performance.Alongside responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and financial analysis, you will play a key role in developing and motivating an established finance team. You will create a positive and collaborative working environment, ensuring the team continues to perform effectively while meeting key deadlines and objectives.This is a varied and hands-on leadership role that requires a balance of operational finance expertise, commercial awareness and strong people management. You will also contribute to management accounting activities, support statutory reporting requirements and identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and efficiencies across the finance function.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or ICAS) or qualified by experience, with previous experience operating at Finance Manager, Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller level. Most importantly, you will have a proven track record of leading and developing finance teams and enjoy helping individuals and teams reach their full potential.You will possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build strong relationships across both finance and operational functions. A proactive and hands-on approach, combined with strong commercial awareness and the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced environment, will be essential for success in this role.

What you'll get in return

In return, you will receive a competitive salary and the opportunity to take ownership of a highly visible finance leadership position within an established organisation. You will have the chance to make a genuine impact on both business performance and team development while working closely with senior leadership. This role offers long-term career development, significant responsibility and the opportunity to shape and strengthen the finance function.

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