Group Finance Manager

About the role

Totalmobile is looking for a Group Finance Manager to join a fast-growing, private equity-backed SaaS business with turnover of around £80m. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the role supports accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting, strengthens controls and improves processes so the finance function can support the next stage of scale. It also oversees payroll processing and reporting. The position is full-time, permanent and hybrid, based in Northern Ireland.

Key responsibilities

• Support monthly management accounts with accuracy, consistency and clear commentary.
• Assist the month-end close, including journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Help prepare consolidated financial statements across the group, including multi-entity and multi-currency reporting.
• Maintain and improve the financial control environment, including policies, procedures and approval processes.
• Support cash flow reporting, working capital management and short- to medium-term liquidity forecasting.
• Work with FP&A and Operations to improve financial visibility and support decision-making.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and manage audit deliverables, queries and schedules.
• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process, including inputs, approvals, reconciliations, reporting, pension and benefit deductions, and liaise with external payroll providers where applicable.
• Prepare payroll reporting and analysis for management accounts, including salary costs, commissions, bonuses, employer taxes, benefits, headcount and accruals.
• Contribute to finance transformation, including systems optimisation, automation and process improvement.
• Provide ad hoc analysis for the Senior Finance Management team, including KPI, SaaS metrics and performance reporting.

Required profile

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent credentials.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience preparing management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience in a SaaS, subscription, technology or high-growth environment is highly desirable; experience in a private equity-backed, investor-led or scale-up environment is advantageous.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment with evolving processes and systems.
• Commercially aware, with an interest in SaaS metrics such as ARR, revenue retention, churn, CAC, gross margin and EBITDA.
• Excellent attention to detail, sound judgement and clear communication with finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Required skills

• Strong Excel and financial systems skills.
• NetSuite, Sage X3, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP platforms are beneficial.
• Payroll processing, controls and reporting, with an understanding of PAYE, pensions, benefits and payroll reconciliations.