Finance Manager Access Insurance · South Croydon ·

Benefact group; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in Croydon is searching for a dynamic Finance Manager to oversee financial operations and manage a team. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and relevant professional qualifications. They will be responsible for ensuring compliance with financial regulations and delivering accurate financial reports. This role offers a hybrid working environment and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension scheme with contributions

Access to Aviva Smart Health

Ongoing training and personal development

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in ACA, ACMA, or ACCA is essential.
• A strong track record as a leader in finance is crucial.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Management and Statutory Accounts to the Finance Director.
• Ensure compliance with CASS rules and adherence to financial regulations.
• Coach and develop Accounts Assistants.

Skills

Leadership

Effective Communication

Financial Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

ACA, ACMA, or ACCA

Tools

Financial Reporting Tools

Job description

Working hours:35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration:Permanent

Location: Selsdon (South London)

About the role

Access Insurance, proudly part of the Benefact Group, is on the lookout for a dynamic, high-performing Finance Manager to join our finance team at our Selsdon office. In this role, you’ll report directly to our Finance Director, supporting strategic initiatives and leading a team of Accounts Assistants to deliver excellence in financial operations.

Based in Selsdon, Surrey, this role offers hybrid working and flexibility to fit around the needs of the business.

Why join us?

If you’re driven by excellence, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to be part of a World Class workplace (we’re proud to have achieved a 3 Star Best Companies Accreditation!), this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Our commitment to positively impacting the sector through philanthropy has shaped a culture of kindness, bold ambition, and passionate people who strive to do better and be better every day. We embody generosity in serving others and supporting charitable causes, making purpose central to everything we do.

Join a team where your expertise is valued, your ideas matter, and your career can grow.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver complete and accurate Management and Statutory Accounts to the Finance Director, including clear explanations of key figures.
• Ensure full compliance with CASS rules for client money and maintain adherence to HMRC, statutory, and other financial regulations.
• Keep meticulous records of all income, expenses, payments, and purchase ledger activities in line with accounting standards.
• Coach and develop Accounts Assistants, ensuring they understand company procedures and relevant financial regulations.
• Lead all financial audits and act as the primary liaison for external bodies, including HMRC and the Benefact Group Finance team.
• Manage BACS payments, resolve bank queries, and ensure timely allocation of client funds and insurer/supplier payments.
• Oversee payroll, bonuses, and commissions, while working closely with account teams to maintain effective credit control.

What we are looking for

Professional Qualification: ACA, ACMA, or ACCA status (essential).

Proven Expertise: A strong track record and reputation as a leader in finance, with specialist knowledge in regulatory and strategic areas.

Tech-Savvy: Solid IT skills, including proficiency in financial systems and reporting tools.

Influential Communicator: Confident, persuasive, and able to negotiate effectively at all levels of the business.

Relationship Builder: Skilled at fostering cooperative, productive relationships across teams and external stakeholders.

Leadership Capability: Able to take on people management responsibilities, including supervision from both a regulatory and financial perspective.

Operational Oversight: Experience managing the day-to-day operational aspects of a finance team to ensure efficiency and compliance.

Eligibility: Must have the legal right to work in the UK.

What we offer

• Salary based on experience and qualifications
• Reward structure that recognises your contributions
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with capped company-matched contributions
• Group Life Insurance and Income Protection
• Access to Aviva Smart Health and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training, personal development, and CPD sessions
• Wellbeing perks and lifestyle resources through ‘Perkbox’
• A dynamic and supportive work environment
• Regular social events and 6 charity volunteering days per year
• A genuine commitment to helping you grow and succeed

About us

Access Insurance are Chartered Insurance Brokers and specialist advisers to charities, churches and community groups. Our mission is to help all types of charities and not-for‑profits manage their risks by giving specialist advice and designing bespoke insurance policies. We are a business built on social enterprise principles and values. Our culture embodies generosity in serving and giving to charitable causes. One of our key motivations for growth is to positively impact the sector through philanthropy.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135‑year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

As part of the Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone. If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26