Finance Manager

Job Description
SLR have a fantastic opportunity for a driven and ambitious Finance Manager to lead a small team and improve our financial reporting processes. Hybrid working is available, and the role could be based in London, Bristol or any of SLR's other southern UK offices.
Reporting to the Financial Controller for Europe, you will oversee a Management Accountant and two Assistant Accountants who are responsible for the transactional activity and some accounting to support the monthly accounts process. The finance team is very outward looking into the wider business and the job holder will have significant interaction with the operations teams.
About us
SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 3,000 employees across 6 regions, including over 1,000 colleagues in Europe. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.
The role
In summary, your responsibilities will include:
• Producing the monthly management accounts for the SLR Consulting business
• Producing and overseeing a range of reporting including monthly management reporting and cash flow forecasting, along with ensuring all balance sheets are reconciled monthly
• Supporting FC with the year end audit and any other external reviews
• Preparing the statutory accounts for the SLR Consulting Limited entity
• Preparing periodic and ad-hoc reports both from the finance system and on Excel to support business requirements and finance checks to ensure data is up to date and accurate. This is expected to evolve into more focused analysis to ensure team spends and specific cost areas are well controlled and in line with budget
• Direct line management of a management accountant and an assistant accountant to ensure all transactions are correctly processed. Supporting them to gain additional experience and career development
• Supporting the accounting of acquired businesses when they integrate into the SLR Consulting business
• Working with other FMs to provide support and consistency across the European region
• Driving a culture of automation, efficiency and value add across the Finance department
About you
We are looking for and experienced Finance Manager, or team lead looking for your next career step with a fast-growing and energetic company, as well as:
• Qualified accountant with technical understanding of double entry bookkeeping, accounts preparation and typical month end process
• Flexibility and ability to deal with a variety of tasks and the evolution of the role and responsibilities over time
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• A willingness to help and solve problems
• Adaptability and comfort with change and ability to play a part in system and process improvements
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SLR
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional DE&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently underrepresented at SLR, such as: LGBTQ+ people, ethic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.