Job Description:

Finance & Operations Manager - Sidmouth, Devon - Permanent 

💼 Salary: Discussed on application
📍 Location: Sidmouth
📅 Contract: Permanent (Full Time)

Are you an experienced finance and operations professional looking for your next opportunity within an established organisation?

Carrington Wood is supporting the appointment of a Finance & Operations Manager to oversee financial management, business operations, commercial arrangements and facilities.

This is a varied and influential role combining strategic planning with hands-on responsibility. You'll work closely with senior leadership, providing financial insight, strengthening controls and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing

✔ Leading financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, management reporting and financial controls

✔ Overseeing transactional finance, including invoicing, banking, reconciliations, credit control and payroll financial controls

✔ Coordinating year-end processes, external audits and financial reporting requirements

✔ Managing procurement, supplier relationships, contracts and insurance, ensuring value for money and identifying cost-saving opportunities

✔ Overseeing premises, maintenance, catering, transport and wider operational services, ensuring appropriate health and safety and compliance arrangements

✔ Supporting regulatory inspections, risk management and safeguarding-related operational requirements

✔ Working with senior leadership to support business planning, improve operational performance and provide clear financial insight

✔ Leading process improvements, streamlining administration and making better use of systems and technology

✔ Providing leadership to relevant staff and contractors, while working collaboratively with HR and payroll colleagues to maintain effective processes and business continuity

What We're Looking For

💡 Significant experience in finance, including budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting

💡 Strong knowledge of transactional finance, financial controls, procurement and contract management

💡 Experience overseeing wider operational services

💡 Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail

💡 Confident IT skills, including experience with finance systems, spreadsheets and management information

💡 Strong communication, organisational and project management skills, with the ability to advise senior stakeholders and manage competing priorities

💡 A proactive, commercially minded and solutions-focused approach, with high levels of integrity and discretion

Why You'll Love This Role

✔ Company pension scheme

✔ Free lunch provided onsite

✔ Free onsite parking

✔ A varied leadership role spanning finance, commercial management and operations

✔ The opportunity to influence senior-level decision-making and drive meaningful improvements

✔ Scope to develop systems, strengthen processes and improve operational efficiency

✔ The chance to make a tangible difference within the organisation
 

📩 Interested? Apply now or get in touch with Carrington Wood for a confidential conversation about this Finance & Operations Manager opportunity.