Finance Manager
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Job Summary
Arq works with growing businesses to provide clear decision-ready financial insight. Were looking for a Finance Manager to join us and play a central role in delivering high-quality finance support to our clients.
This is a hands-on role with real ownership. Youll work directly with the Founders take responsibility for client delivery and help ensure our outputs are accurate commercially sound and genuinely useful to decision-makers.
Tasks
As Finance Manager you will:
- Own day-to-day finance delivery for a portfolio of clients
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts
- Produce clear variance analysis and commentary
- Build and maintain forecasts and models
- Prepare client-ready packs for leadership and board meetings
- Sense-check accuracy logic and commercial relevance across all outputs
- Escalate risks early and propose practical solutions
- Act as a key point of contact for finance delivery
You will be expected to own outcomes not just tasks.
What this role is not
- Not a pure reporting role
- Not back-office accounting
- Not a passive support position
This role requires judgement ownership and a willingness to engage with ambiguity.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience we care more about judgement ownership and commercial thinking than formal qualifications.
- Strong experience in management accounts forecasting and cash flow
- Commercial mindset with the ability to explain numbers clearly
- Comfortable working in a growing imperfect environment
- High standards sound judgement and a proactive approach
Experience working with SMEs or founder-led businesses is a plus but not essential.
Benefits
We care about creating a place where people can do their best work and feel trusted to make good decisions.
- Salary of 40000 to 45000 depending on experience
- Performance-related bonus linked to quality of delivery client retention and outcomes
- Flexible working hours with an emphasis on trust and accountability
- Hybrid working with time spent in our Lancaster office as required
- Clear progression as Arq grows with scope to take on broader responsibility
- Direct exposure to founders and senior decision-makers
- A supportive people-focused environment with continued professional development where it adds value
This is an opportunity to build a finance career in a business that values judgement clarity and commercial thinking not just outputs.
Why Arq
- Meaningful responsibility and client exposure
- Focus on clarity quality and good decision-making
- A role where your judgement genuinely matters
For the right person this is an opportunity to help build a finance business not just work in one.
Key Skills
- Cognos
- Forecasting
- Hyperion
- Dealership Experience
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
About Company
Financial leadership for ambitious tech and innovation businesses.Outsourced finance support that gives founders clarity control and confidence as they grow.We take ownership of your finance function and turn your numbers into insight that supports better decisions. You get senior-lev ... View more
