Finance Manager – Payroll & Corporate Costs
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Salary
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£49,200
Going rate
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This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2421 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 37% sure that is the right code. Selfridges Retail Limited is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2421 (Chartered and certified accountants) · 37% match
- Likely 3534 (Financial accounts managers) · 29% match
- Likely 1131 (Financial managers and directors) · 20% match
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2421 Chartered and certified accountants Most likely code | £34,500 | £39,400 | £44,300 | £49,200 |
3534 Financial accounts managers Also possible | £33,400 | £44,700 | £44,700 | £44,700 |
1131 Financial managers and directors Also possible | £52,600 | £60,100 | £67,600 | £75,100 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Job Introduction
Role Overview
As a Finance Manager, you'll be a key member of the Finance Team, delivering an end-to-end financial service covering planning, commercial analysis and management accounts. You'll be the primary finance contact for your business area, providing clear financial information alongside the commercial insight that drives real decisions.
You'll lead up to two Finance Analysts, taking responsibility for their day-to-day support, workload planning and professional growth. You'll be an engaged and motivating manager, enabling regular development conversations and providing on-the-job coaching in both technical and leadership skills. This role suits a qualified finance professional who is curious, confident and genuinely interested in how the business works.
Key Responsibilities
- Finance ownership of total head office payroll and corporate costs although, depending on business needs and focus, there may be opportunity to support in other areas.
- Identify and develop timely, relevant analysis that gives business partners real insight, helping them to manage their areas more profitably.
- Prepare business cases for investment decisions and complete post-investment reviews, considering broader business implications.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with business area leadership, monitoring risks and opportunities to the P&L and engaging stakeholders to manage them effectively.
- Complete cost/benefit analysis and identify opportunities to improve productivity and profitability.
- Deliver monthly management accounts, with robust variance analysis and a clear narrative on performance.
- Lead the budgeting, forecasting and long range planning process for your area, working under the broader direction of your Senior Finance Manager.
- Prepare and own balance sheet reconciliations, mapping complex processes and clearly articulating risks and opportunities to senior stakeholders.
Behaviours
- Relationship Building - develops effective relationships with business area leadership; creates collaborative, honest relationships with direct reports and Finance peers; builds connections across functions outside their immediate area.
- Challenge & Influence - works with business partners to clarify the drivers of financial performance; reviews analysis to form an independent point of view; actively manages risks and opportunities and ensures business partners have appropriate actions to address them.
- Communication - proactively communicates progress and impacts with stakeholders; adapts style and approach to the audience; presents financial information in a clear and engaging way to inform commercial decision-making.
- Responsiveness & Proactivity - earns the trust of business partners by acting honestly when expectations can't be met; advises on a broader range of issues; proactively reaches out to stakeholders and leads the agenda for meetings.
- Balance Sheet Accuracy - maps complex balance sheet processes and implications for monthly balances; articulates the reconciliation process to senior stakeholders; ensures accuracy of balance sheets prepared by self and team.
- Understanding the P&L - monitors risks and opportunities to the P&L; engages stakeholders to manage these effectively; works collaboratively with business partners to produce challenging and achievable plans.
- Financial Modelling & Presentation - builds simple, future-proofed models that handle complex scenarios; provides clear outputs with scenarios, sensitivities and recommendations; presents analysis clearly and concisely to stakeholders.
Skills & Experience
- Fully qualified accountant - CIMA, ACCA, ACA or international equivalent.
- Experience managing or mentoring a Finance Analyst is desirable.
- Strong commercial awareness, ideally in a fast-paced business environment.
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; ability to build models from scratch that stand the test of time.
- Experience with financial systems and using AI technologies
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Where this offer sits in the market
Chartered and certified accountants (SOC 2421) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~68k in sample- Middle half £38,376–65,780
- Median £49,452
- Going rate £49,200
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £34,500–44,300
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Selfridges Retail Limited holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2421 going rate of £49,200. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.