Top Finance Manager Jobs in London

Owns finance business partnering for Group Operations, including management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow optimization, cost-initiative analysis, and financial risk mitigation. The role partners with executive stakeholders, improves finance processes and reporting, supports automation, and mentors a Finance Business Partner across the Group Operations finance team.

Lead financial services transformation initiatives, deliver reporting, forecasting, and budgeting, and provide commercial financial guidance to stakeholders. Monitor performance, risks, and opportunities while ensuring compliance with internal controls, regulatory requirements, and audit standards. Partner with commercial, finance, digital, technology, and external teams, and support finance-team training and development across London and Manchester.

Manage UK and Czech Republic accounting operations, including monthly close, financial reporting, GAAP compliance, tax, treasury, payroll accounting, audits, and internal controls. Partner with FP&A on budgeting and forecasting, support acquisitions and system implementations, improve accounting processes, maintain policies, and supervise and develop staff across international jurisdictions.

Leads commercial finance and enterprise performance management by analyzing revenue, profitability, pricing, utilization, margins, and operational drivers. Builds financial models, forecasts, budgets, business cases, and scenario analyses to support strategic decisions. Partners with senior stakeholders, develops KPI reporting, validates data, delivers executive insights, and drives finance transformation, reporting improvements, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Manage day-to-day finance across group and film production entities, including management accounts, journals, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, audits, production finance, AP/AR, payroll, VAT, intercompany transactions, and compliance. Partner with production and operational teams, maintain strong financial controls, provide analysis, and improve finance processes and systems.

Lead the finance function for a rapidly scaling gaming startup, overseeing accounting, month-end close, treasury, reporting, controls, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, payments, international expansion, statutory reporting, and audit. Partner with product, legal, tax, compliance, and senior leadership to build scalable finance systems and processes.

Execute Apollo Research’s day-to-day finance operations, including procure-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles, invoice and payment processing, overdue balance follow-up, transaction recording in Xero, and weekly multi-entity, multi-currency bank reconciliations. The role requires strong bookkeeping knowledge, finance-platform proficiency, meticulous accuracy, integrity, initiative, and at least two years of transactional processing experience. It offers opportunities to develop toward controllership or FP&A.

Partner with technology and operations teams on budgeting, forecasting, business planning, financial analysis, variance reporting, billing oversight, and month-end support. Develop BI-driven data solutions and strategic insights, evaluate growth and M&A opportunities, present performance and risks to senior leadership, and support network strategy in a high-growth UK fibre broadband business.

Manage global client finance and accounting operations across EMEA, including transactional processing, vendor payments, monthly management accounts, variance analysis, budgeting, tax and statutory compliance, and corporate reporting. Lead and develop the client accounting team, oversee financial controls, support account mobilization and transitions, manage client and vendor relationships, and provide accurate financial information to stakeholders. The role also involves financial modeling, process improvement, and occasional travel.

Lead budgeting, forecasting, reporting, treasury, governance, liquidity planning, financial modeling, and performance analysis for a renewable energy platform. Serve as deputy to the Finance Director and provide strategic recommendations on capital allocation, financing, acquisitions, investments, and integrations. Manage finance workstreams for transactions, engage senior stakeholders, investors, lenders, and advisers, and improve planning and reporting through technology, automation, and AI.

The Finance Manager oversees management accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, accounts payable support, budgeting, forecasting, and cash requirements. The role prepares UK VAT and other tax information, supports consolidated and statutory financial reporting, manages audit activities, and assists with intercompany, transfer pricing, and accounting standards compliance. It also develops finance processes, documentation, controls, and technology improvements across a global organization.

Finance Manager overseeing bookkeeping, month-end close, invoicing, revenue recognition, accruals, reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis. The role leads two Finance Assistants, manages project financials, improves processes, supports financial decision-making, and provides strategic input to the Finance Director. Responsibilities also include team coaching, performance management, recruitment support, and implementing financial tools and workflow efficiencies.

Supports the Finance Manager with financial reporting, P&L preparation, trend analysis, KPI development, data integrity, and operational decision-making. Leads regional Contract Support teams, provides training and guidance, resolves financial queries, manages stakeholder relationships, and drives process improvements. The role requires strong Excel and reporting-system skills, analytical capability, and experience managing or supporting finance teams.

Leads a finance team while overseeing technical accounting, financial controls, statutory reporting, regulatory filings, and external audits. Partners with technology teams to automate scalable finance workflows, supports product launches with practical guidance, and communicates financial insights to senior leadership. The role requires a qualified accountant with industry experience, strong IFRS and UK GAAP expertise, ERP literacy, process improvement capabilities, and experience mentoring early-career finance professionals.

Manage legal entity financial reporting for approximately 25 holding and treasury companies, including month-end close, reconciliations, statutory accounts, audits, budgeting, forecasting, and technical accounting. Lead and develop a team of accountants, improve reporting processes, and coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving treasury, M&A, restructurings, valuations, and accounting policies. The role requires strong IFRS and UK GAAP expertise, knowledge of financial instruments and intercompany transactions, and experience with statutory reporting.

Manage financial reporting for approximately 25 legal entities, including month-end close, reconciliations, statutory accounts, audits, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidated reporting. Lead and develop a team of accountants while improving finance processes. Apply IFRS and UK GAAP to financial instruments, hedging, intercompany transactions, share-based payments, valuations, M&A, restructurings, and treasury initiatives. Collaborate with tax, legal, treasury, auditors, and other finance teams.

Lead Group financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Produce management reports, variance analysis and commentary. Partner with stakeholders to support commercial decisions, manage OPEX reporting, month-end close, and drive improvements and automation in financial processes.

Leads a finance team responsible for end-to-end stock accounting, reconciliations, financial controls, reporting, and period-end close. Drives automation and process improvements, resolves complex stock-related issues, and provides insights to improve inventory management, working capital, and business decisions. Requires qualified accounting expertise, people leadership, strong analytical skills, SAP proficiency, and experience with Excel, Power BI, BlackLine, or similar finance technologies.

Manage financial planning and reporting for a growing media and conference company. Responsibilities include annual budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, monthly P&L updates, cost optimization, loan review, working capital management, HR financial planning, and supporting sales and operations. The role also involves working closely with the CEO, reporting to investors, and participating in board meetings.

Own the company’s financial planning and reporting, including annual budgets, weekly cash-flow updates, monthly P&L analysis, cost optimization, loan reviews, working capital, and HR financial planning. The role supports sales and operations, works closely with the CEO, reports to investors, and participates in board meetings. Candidates should have an accounting background, ideally Big Four experience, and prior senior finance leadership experience in a small or medium-sized business.

Manage fund finance and operations for French and European infrastructure funds and mandates. Responsibilities include overseeing administrators and service providers, investor reporting, audits, drawdowns, distributions, regulatory and tax obligations, valuations, budgets, reconciliations, payments, governance reporting, and investor queries. The role also supports valuation governance, committee materials, compliance processes, and liaison with investment teams and advisers. Fluency in French and at least five years of post-qualified accounting experience are required.

Provides FP&A, reporting, governance, forecasting, and business-partnering support for global marketing functions. Responsibilities include managing budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, investment KPIs, accruals, recharges, reconciliations, cost centers, audits, and financial controls. The role partners with marketing, procurement, tax, and finance stakeholders across multiple countries, supports SAP and OneStream improvements, drives process enhancement, and guides junior finance team members.

Owns operations finance governance, inventory and excess-and-obsolete forecasting, standard costing, capital expenditure management, and manufacturing financial reporting for Genomic Medicine. Partners with plant finance, operations, FP&A, and R&D teams to improve processes, evaluate investments, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide financial insights linking operational performance to business results.

Partners with consulting and sector leadership to provide financial insight, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, profitability oversight, commercial risk management, audit preparation, and compliance support. The role manages reporting across the service-delivery lifecycle, from bid modelling through job closure, while advising on pricing, contracts, working capital, controls, and corrective actions. It also presents insights to senior stakeholders, leads finance workshops, and supports strategic business growth.

Leads enterprise-level strategic finance projects, developing financial models, business cases, compensation analytics, product economics, pricing analyses, and workforce strategies. Partners with global finance teams and senior stakeholders to translate complex business issues into actionable recommendations. Presents executive-level insights, manages multiple cross-functional projects, and mentors early-career associates.