Axon Moore are delighted to be partnering with a leading services business based in Chesterfield to recruit a Finance Manager who will play a pivotal role in driving financial performance and operational excellence.Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial and management accounts, leading the month-end close process, and overseeing P&L reporting and analysis. You’ll manage a small finance team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while driving continuous improvement across reporting and controls.This is a hands-on role with real scope to influence financial decision-making and support strategic growth.Key Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial and management accounts
• Oversee P&L reporting, variance analysis, and commentary for senior stakeholders
• Manage and develop a small finance team, ensuring strong performance and effective workflow
• Drive improvements across financial controls, processes, and reporting frameworks
• Produce budgeting and forecasting outputs, supporting the FD with financial planning
• Provide commercial insight to operational leaders, helping drive cost control and profitability
• Maintain balance sheet integrity through robust reconciliations and review
• Support cashflow forecasting, working capital management, and financial modelling where required
• Partner with non-finance teams to improve financial understanding and decision-making
• Ensure compliance with statutory, audit, and internal reporting requirements

The Successful CandidateThe ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with solid experience in financial and management reporting. You’ll have a strong grasp of month-end processes, P&L analysis, and team leadership, with the confidence to challenge, influence, and support stakeholders across the business