Chief Accountant

Sole Charge Finance Manager

Wolverhampton (primarily on-site)
Competitive salary + benefits

My client is bringing their finance function back in-house after a period of outsourcing and are looking for a Sole Charge Finance Manager to build it properly from the ground up.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys owning the numbers end-to-end; from journals and reconciliations through to statutory accounts and audit.

If you’re looking for a role where you “oversee” rather than do, this won’t be the right fit.

The Role

Initially, you will be the sole finance lead for the group, working closely with the Group CFO.

You will personally:

Produce monthly management accounts and statutory accounts

Own month-end close, journals and balance sheet reconciliations

Prepare audit files and liaise directly with auditors and advisors

Set up processes, controls, templates and documentation

Improve reporting timelines and data quality

Support group reporting and analysis as the business grows

Over time, the role will naturally evolve and a team will be built, but the foundation is hands-on execution.

This Role Is For You If

You’re a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

You’ve worked in practice and know how to build accounts from scratch

You’ve since moved into industry and stayed close to the detail

You’re comfortable being the go-to person for finance

You enjoy improving messy or underdeveloped finance environments

You’re happy working primarily on-site

This Role Is NOT For You If

You come from a large PLC or heavily shared-service environment

You expect a finance team around you on day one

You’re looking for a purely strategic or leadership-only role

You don’t want to be hands-on with journals, reconciliations and accounts prep

What’s On Offer

A rare chance to build a finance function properly

Direct access to senior leadership and ownership

Autonomy, trust and real influence

Long-term progression as the business scales

Competitive salary and benefits

Interested?

If you’ve run finance on your own before, or want to, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a genuinely hands-on, sole charge role. Candidates from large corporate or oversight-only backgrounds are unlikely to be a fit.