Finance Manager - Cambridge (Hybrid) - Permanent Role

Finance Manager
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid)
Salary: £60,000 + benefits
Type: Permanent

The opportunity
This is a chance to step into a high-impact Finance Manager role within a fast-growing, international financial services and fintech environment. You will play a central role in integrating the finances of a newly acquired business, ensuring continuity, strong governance, and alignment with wider group processes.
Alongside this integration work, you will take ownership of core financial operations, deliver clear and accurate reporting, and partner with senior stakeholders to support sound commercial decision-making. The role suits a confident, hands-on finance professional who combines technical strength with a practical, improvement-focused mindset.
If you are looking for visibility, responsibility, and the opportunity to shape processes in a scaling business, this role offers genuine scope for progression and influence.

What you’ll be doing

Lead the financial onboarding and integration of a newly acquired entity
Maintain robust accounting systems, controls, and compliance procedures across transactions, cash, banking, payroll, suppliers, and client funds
Prepare monthly management accounts with meaningful commentary and performance insights
Produce statutory accounts and coordinate audits, including oversight of overseas entities
Support budgeting, forecasting, operating plans, and variance analysis
Monitor performance against plan and challenge assumptions where required
Manage cash flow planning and day-to-day treasury activities
Oversee accurate data entry and integrity within finance systems
Ensure timely tax filings and regulatory reporting
Deliver clear KPI reporting for both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Drive continuous improvement in financial controls, documentation, and team capability
Contribute to wider finance projects and operational initiatives as the business evolvesWhat you’ll bring

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Around 3–5 years’ post-qualification experience within financial services, ideally payments, banking, or fintech
Strong technical accounting knowledge and commercial awareness
Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite or Sage
A proactive, organised approach with the ability to manage competing deadlines
Confident communication skills and the credibility to partner across functions
A detail-focused, hands-on style with a natural drive to improve processesDesirable experience

Exposure to cryptocurrency or digital asset environments
Understanding of European regulatory frameworks, payment regulation, or card scheme rules
Knowledge of e-money or payments product structures
Familiarity with CRM tools or operational business systems
Ability to engage with technical concepts such as integrations or APIsWhy apply
You will join a collaborative, forward-thinking organisation operating at the intersection of financial services and technology. The culture is ambitious but pragmatic, with a strong emphasis on ownership, innovation, and continuous learning.
In return, you can expect:

Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
Pension scheme
Private healthcare and healthcare cash plan
Life assurance and income protection
25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with additional entitlement linked to service
Hybrid working and a supportive, high-trust environmentThis is a rare opportunity to step into a visible finance leadership role within a scaling business where your input will genuinely shape how things are done