Job Description: The Finance Manager role is a part-time maternity cover position based in Leeds, requiring an experienced professional to provide financial leadership during a critical transition period. The role involves a flexible schedule, ideally three days a week, with responsibilities including payroll management, financial reporting, and collaboration with the leadership team. The position offers a unique opportunity to work within a bespoke financial structure in a purpose-driven business. The role is set to commence with a handover period starting in August 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review payroll data and liaise with accountants to finalise submissions
- Manage HMRC and international payroll payments
- Support bonus and salary review processes
- Oversee pension processing and annual renewals
- Respond to employee pension queries (with People Team)
- Manage P11D and PSA processes with accountants and HMRC
- Oversee employee benefit renewals and enrolments
- Ensure correct benefit deductions and system updates
- Work with the Head of People to review benefit offerings
- Manage and approve payment flows and banking communications
- Oversee supplier payments and invoice management
- Coordinate data analyst payments and internal bank transfers
- Process shareholder loan agreements and payments
- Support share issuance and related accounting processes
- Collaborate with MD and finance teams on client invoice reporting
- Oversee month-end reconciliations and VAT returns
- Support year-end accounts and corporation tax review
- Monthly cost reviews and forecasting updates with MD and Leads
- Prepare and review annual forecasts and end-of-year cost reports
- Manage and develop the Finance Assistant
- Attend cross-functional team meetings and business group sessions
- Drive collaboration across commercial, legal, HR, and finance stakeholders
- Maintain strong internal and external relationships
Skills Required:
- Experience in finance management
- Strong understanding of payroll and pensions
- Ability to manage financial reporting and forecasting
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with shareholder loans and share issuance
- Proficiency in managing banking and payment processes
- Ability to oversee employee benefits and compliance
- Strong analytical skills for cost reviews and reconciliations
- Leadership skills to manage a finance assistant
Salary (Rate): £50000 yearly
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Detailed Description From Employer:
We are working with our client to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to join their dynamic and forward-thinking team on a part-time maternity cover basis. This role will commence with a handover period from August or September to mid-October, ahead of the maternity leave beginning in October 2025. The hours can be flexible but three days a week is preferred.
This is a Leeds office-based position, offering a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal finance leadership role within a purpose-driven and uniquely structured business.
What You Should Know
This isn't your typical finance role - and our client isn't your typical company. The business is founder-funded, with additional income generated via client invoices. As such, you'll be operating within a bespoke financial structure, including managing shareholder loans and overseeing annual share issuance.
You'll be a trusted partner to the MD and leadership team - offering insight, stability, and oversight during a critical period. You will work with the company accountants to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Key Details
* Start Date: August 2025 (handover period: August - mid-October)
* Duration: Maternity cover
* Schedule: 3 days per week, option for one to be hybrid once trained
* Location: Leeds (office-based)
* Salary: up to £50,000 pro rata
* Reporting to:
* Managing Director for strategic finance responsibilities
* Head of HR for day-to-day requests
Key Responsibilities
Payroll & Pensions
* Review payroll data and liaise with accountants to finalise submissions
* Manage HMRC and international payroll payments
* Support bonus and salary review processes
* Oversee pension processing and annual renewals
* Respond to employee pension queries (with People Team)
Benefits
* Manage P11D and PSA processes with accountants and HMRC
* Oversee employee benefit renewals and enrolments
* Ensure correct benefit deductions and system updates
* Work with the Head of People to review benefit offerings
Banking & Payments
* Manage and approve payment flows and banking communications
* Oversee supplier payments and invoice management
* Coordinate data analyst payments and internal bank transfers
Funding
* Process shareholder loan agreements and payments
* Support share issuance and related accounting processes
* Collaborate with MD and finance teams on client invoice reporting
Accounts & Returns
* Oversee month-end reconciliations and VAT returns
* Support year-end accounts and corporation tax review
Reporting & Forecasting
* Monthly cost reviews and forecasting updates with MD and Leads
* Prepare and review annual forecasts and end-of-year cost reports
Management & Collaboration
* Manage and develop the Finance Assistant
* Attend cross-functional team meetings and business group sessions
* Drive collaboration across commercial, legal, HR, and finance stakeholders
* Maintain strong internal and external relationships
Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Job Description: The Finance Manager role is a part-time maternity cover position based in Leeds, requiring an experienced professional to provide financial leadership during a critical transition period. The role involves a flexible schedule, ideally three days a week, with responsibilities including payroll management, financial reporting, and collaboration with the leadership team. The position offers a unique opportunity to work within a bespoke financial structure in a purpose-driven business. The role is set to commence with a handover period starting in August 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review payroll data and liaise with accountants to finalise submissions
- Manage HMRC and international payroll payments
- Support bonus and salary review processes
- Oversee pension processing and annual renewals
- Respond to employee pension queries (with People Team)
- Manage P11D and PSA processes with accountants and HMRC
- Oversee employee benefit renewals and enrolments
- Ensure correct benefit deductions and system updates
- Work with the Head of People to review benefit offerings
- Manage and approve payment flows and banking communications
- Oversee supplier payments and invoice management
- Coordinate data analyst payments and internal bank transfers
- Process shareholder loan agreements and payments
- Support share issuance and related accounting processes
- Collaborate with MD and finance teams on client invoice reporting
- Oversee month-end reconciliations and VAT returns
- Support year-end accounts and corporation tax review
- Monthly cost reviews and forecasting updates with MD and Leads
- Prepare and review annual forecasts and end-of-year cost reports
- Manage and develop the Finance Assistant
- Attend cross-functional team meetings and business group sessions
- Drive collaboration across commercial, legal, HR, and finance stakeholders
- Maintain strong internal and external relationships
Skills Required:
- Experience in finance management
- Strong understanding of payroll and pensions
- Ability to manage financial reporting and forecasting
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with shareholder loans and share issuance
- Proficiency in managing banking and payment processes
- Ability to oversee employee benefits and compliance
- Strong analytical skills for cost reviews and reconciliations
- Leadership skills to manage a finance assistant
Salary (Rate): £50000 yearly
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Detailed Description From Employer:
We are working with our client to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to join their dynamic and forward-thinking team on a part-time maternity cover basis. This role will commence with a handover period from August or September to mid-October, ahead of the maternity leave beginning in October 2025. The hours can be flexible but three days a week is preferred.
This is a Leeds office-based position, offering a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal finance leadership role within a purpose-driven and uniquely structured business.
What You Should Know
This isn't your typical finance role - and our client isn't your typical company. The business is founder-funded, with additional income generated via client invoices. As such, you'll be operating within a bespoke financial structure, including managing shareholder loans and overseeing annual share issuance.
You'll be a trusted partner to the MD and leadership team - offering insight, stability, and oversight during a critical period. You will work with the company accountants to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Key Details
* Start Date: August 2025 (handover period: August - mid-October)
* Duration: Maternity cover
* Schedule: 3 days per week, option for one to be hybrid once trained
* Location: Leeds (office-based)
* Salary: up to £50,000 pro rata
* Reporting to:
* Managing Director for strategic finance responsibilities
* Head of HR for day-to-day requests
Key Responsibilities
Payroll & Pensions
* Review payroll data and liaise with accountants to finalise submissions
* Manage HMRC and international payroll payments
* Support bonus and salary review processes
* Oversee pension processing and annual renewals
* Respond to employee pension queries (with People Team)
Benefits
* Manage P11D and PSA processes with accountants and HMRC
* Oversee employee benefit renewals and enrolments
* Ensure correct benefit deductions and system updates
* Work with the Head of People to review benefit offerings
Banking & Payments
* Manage and approve payment flows and banking communications
* Oversee supplier payments and invoice management
* Coordinate data analyst payments and internal bank transfers
Funding
* Process shareholder loan agreements and payments
* Support share issuance and related accounting processes
* Collaborate with MD and finance teams on client invoice reporting
Accounts & Returns
* Oversee month-end reconciliations and VAT returns
* Support year-end accounts and corporation tax review
Reporting & Forecasting
* Monthly cost reviews and forecasting updates with MD and Leads
* Prepare and review annual forecasts and end-of-year cost reports
Management & Collaboration
* Manage and develop the Finance Assistant
* Attend cross-functional team meetings and business group sessions
* Drive collaboration across commercial, legal, HR, and finance stakeholders
* Maintain strong internal and external relationships
Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
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