Finance Manager - Manchester

Finance Manager - Manchester

Reference number: JR259802

Location: Manchester

Working pattern: Full Time, 37.5 Hours Per Week

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of roles: 1

Grade : K6

Salary: £51,131 - £60,226 Per Annum

We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our team.

The Finance Manager will provide technical finance leadership and oversight across transactional finance operations, ensuring strong financial control, effective balance sheet management, and the timely resolution of complex accounting and reconciliation issues.

The role will act as a key link between the Financial Controller and operational finance teams, supporting the delivery of accurate financial information, robust financial governance, and continuous process improvement.

The Finance Manager will play a critical role in developing and maintaining effective financial controls across banking, reconciliations, credit control and wider transactional finance processes, whilst supporting the organisation's ongoing automation, systems development and AI-enabled finance initiatives.

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What you’ll bring to the role

- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial controls.
- Experience managing balance sheet reconciliations and complex accounting issues.
- Experience leading or supporting transactional finance teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience of ERP systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to drive process improvement and operational efficiency.

What we do

Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of apprenticeships, accountancy / tax / finance & banking courses, and professional assessments. For almost 80 years, we've helped shape the development and careers of finance professionals.

What we believe in

Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.

Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.

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Our Values

We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.

• Act with integrity

• Empower and support

• Create opportunity

• Grow knowledge

• Drive results together

What we offer

As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more

• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance

• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services

• Company pension contributions

• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit a CV along with a Cover Letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role no later than 11pm on Thursday 26th November 2026. Note, we recommend that you apply at the earliest as we reserve the right to close the role before the closing date if we have gathered a suitable shortlist.

Additional Application Information

Kaplan is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Our Suitability of Ex-offenders Policy is available on the careers page of our website www.kaplan.co.uk .

Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with our background checking policy. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Our Suitability of Ex-offenders Policy is available on the careers page of our website www.kaplan.co.uk .

Application Support

If you require support completing your application or wish to talk to someone about the role before applying please email the Recruitment Team [email protected] .

Disability Confident Scheme

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to interviewing applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role as per the job description and any screening or testing stages. Details of how to request your application be considered under the Disability Confident scheme will be shared with all applicants upon submission of an application.

Furthermore, all applicants invited to attend interview will be given information on how to request reasonable adjustments to attend.