Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager - £90,000-£95,000 + 20% BonusBedfordshire Hybrid (3 days per week in-office)Global, Multi-Billion-Turnover OrganisationA leading international organisation with a multi-billion-pound turnover is seeking an exceptional Senior Finance Manager to join its high-performing UK finance function. Operating at scale and pace, the business continues to grow, innovate and invest-and this role sits at the heart of its strategic and operational decision-making.This is a rare opportunity for an influential finance leader to shape performance insights, guide senior stakeholders and lead a talented team within a complex, dynamic environment.The Role As Senior Finance Manager, you will lead a team of qualified and part-qualified finance professionals, driving the delivery of high-quality analysis, forward-looking insights and commercial guidance to senior executives across the organisation.You will act as a key partner to leadership teams, providing financial direction, challenging assumptions, and supporting the business in achieving its strategic goals. This position plays a critical role in bringing clarity to performance trends, translating data into insight, and supporting major initiatives across multiple operational and planning cycles.Key responsibilities include:Strategic Insight & Leadership

• Lead the development of performance analysis covering core revenue, cost drivers, operational trends and profitability.
• Provide meaningful, actionable commentary to senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making at pace.
• Influence key executives through robust analysis, constructive challenge and clear communication.

Business Partnering

• Build strong, trust-based relationships with Directors, functional leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Act as a strategic advisor, supporting planning cycles, forecasting, scenario analysis and project evaluation.
• Shape business cases for significant investments-supporting financial modelling, value assessment and prioritisation.

Team Leadership

• Manage and develop a growing team, setting direction, coaching individuals and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• Empower analysts and managers to elevate output, enhance insight quality and broaden their commercial impact.

Financial Planning & Performance

• Oversee monthly performance reviews, refining insight packs, dashboards and narrative for senior forums.
• Drive alignment between Finance, Operations, Strategy and Transformation teams.
• Support the development of robust processes, ensuring outputs are accurate, timely and future-focused.

About You You will be a high-calibre finance professional with a blend of commercial acumen, analytical strength and leadership capability.We're looking for:

• Experience managing and developing a team in a fast-moving, complex environment.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate confidently at Director/C-suite level.
• Strong commercial instincts-you quickly identify what matters, why it matters, and what should happen next.
• Experience building or reviewing business cases and investment proposals
• The ability to simplify complexity and communicate insight with clarity and impact.
• A proactive mindset and appetite to learn, improve and drive change.
• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong technical grounding.

What's on Offer

• £90,000-£95,000 base salary
• 20% annual bonus
• Hybrid working - 3 days per week in modern Bedfordshire offices
• Opportunity to influence senior decision-makers in a global, multi-billion-turnover organisation
• Leadership of a talented and ambitious team
• Clear progression opportunities within a large and evolving finance function