Part-time Finance Manager - Immediate Start

A rare opportunity to own the month-end story end-to-end in a friendly, close-knit finance environment. Our Client is a well-established sales and distribution business in Bridgend, part of a global organisation. With a supportive Director and a dedicated Accounts Assistant, this standalone role is your chance to make a real impact-accurate reporting, clear insights, and dependable controls.

What you'll be doing:
* Prepare monthly management accounts and reporting packs
* Produce and analyse Profit & Loss and Balance Sheets, turning numbers into meaningful commentary
* Complete balance sheet reconciliations and control account reconciliations
* Manage stock accounting, including adjustments and opening/closing valuations, plus inventory reconciliations
* Prepare and post journals; support accruals and prepayments accounting
* Maintain and manage fixed asset registers
* Account for VAT-preparing and submitting returns
* Support sales reporting and commercial analysis
* Handle foreign currency transactions and reporting where required
* Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities
* Produce ad hoc financial reports for the UK Director
* Act as the key finance contact during external audits
* Support compliance with accounting standards, company policies and internal controls
* Supervise and support the Accounts Assistant

What you'll bring:
* Strong experience in a Finance Manager / Accounts Manager / Senior Management Accountant role
* Confident, up-to-date knowledge across management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, journals, VAT returns and fixed assets
* Experience with stock/inventory accounting and inventory reconciliations
* Strong Excel skills, with the ability to interpret financial information and present insights clearly
* Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision-and taking ownership of decisions
* Experience supervising or mentoring a junior finance staff member
* A proactive, detail-oriented mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve processes

Additional information:
* Part-time: 20 hours per week, flexible around school runs and other commitments
* Typical pattern: Tuesday to Friday, 9:00am-2:30pm (Friday working is essential)

If you're an experienced accounts professional who enjoys owning the numbers from start to finish, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to be considered for this welcoming, autonomy-led part-time Accounts Manager role in Bridgend.

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.