Finance Manager

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Finance Manager

Hybrid with 2 days per week in our Preston office
Salary circa £55k DOE

A glance at the role and LPPA:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manger to join us in a crucial role, business partnering with the teams across our organisation.
The role holder will pro-actively identify, drive and implement improvements to processes and ways of working to benefit the organisation. Managing a small, dedicated team, you will lead the month end close process and deliver key insights to the business to influence sound decision making.
Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is an award-winning organisation and one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies. We strive to deliver the best experience for over 2,100 employers and more than 700,000 members of Local Government, Police and Firefighter pension schemes, keeping them fully informed about their pensions whilst working closely with employers to continuously educate and support them.



What we can offer you:

- Attractive salary of circa 55k DOE and inclusion in annual bonus scheme
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays. 2 concessionary days and half day for your birthday, with the ability to ‘buy and sell’ leave.
- Access to an excellent pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contributions.
- Access to our Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for when you or your family might need some support.
- The opportunity to earn through our Employee Referral Scheme.
- Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme – ‘Your Perk Site.’
- Opportunities to attend Wellbeing webinars and social events.
- Daily free fruit and snacks available to you in our office.
- Free Car Parking in Preston Town Centre



What you’ll be doing:

• Lead monthly reporting cycles, including management accounts and performance dashboards.
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis with insightful commentary to guide commercial decisions and improve profitability.
• Provide insightful variance analysis and commentary on business performance.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital and support treasury management
• Business partner with key stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes.
• Support commercial contract reviews and investment appraisals.
• Identify risks and opportunities, recommending actions to drive business performance.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial systems, processes, tools, and reporting.
• Collaborate closely with wider finance and cross functionally to ensure alignment and consistency.
• Supporting Payroll as needed, including month end journals and cover when administrator on leave
• Work closely with Group companies in respect of recharges and ways of working
• Key contact for External audits
• Communicate clearly to ensure team members are working harmoniously and to the same standard
• Make effective decisions to aid with the progression of projects and problem solving
• Motivate, support and drive team towards their goals
• Undertake full responsibility for the management, coaching and development of the team
• Promote a culture of high performance and strong technical knowledge within the team.
• Provide cover for the Finance Reporting Manager as required
• Comply with LPPA’s Data Protection and Information Security policies and any relevant GDPR legislation


What we need from you:

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with post qualification experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate points of view across levels and functions
• Comfortable with constructive challenge and building strong working relationships with leadership and management team
• Proactive, curious, solution oriented and takes initiative
• High standards of accuracy
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical mindset with a desire to be heavily involved in the Company’s strategy and growth
• In-depth knowledge of profit and loss statements and Balance sheet as well as excellent analytical with a strong financial planning and reporting experience.
• A proactive, self-motivated team player who has the ability to remain calm under pressure.


Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Business Central finance system