Group Finance Manager

Are you a detail-driven finance professional who loves improving systems, solving problems and helping a growing business run brilliantly behind the scenes? This flexible 3-day-a-week role offers the chance to make an impact while maintaining an excellent work-life balance. 

We are looking for a proactive and financially astute Group Finance Manager to join the Flashpoint Climbing Group. This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of a growing organisation, combining finance operations, payroll, cashflow management, reporting and strategic support across multiple businesses.

This role would suit someone who enjoys ownership and autonomy, thrives on organisation and accuracy, and wants to play a meaningful role in shaping efficient financial systems within a friendly and community-driven business.

About the Role

Working closely with the CEO and Directors, you’ll oversee the day-to-day financial operations of the group while helping to improve systems, reporting and processes as we continue to grow.

You’ll manage and support our Finance Assistant, oversee payroll and HMRC compliance, coordinate financial reporting with our accountants, and help provide the commercial insight that supports business decisions across the group.

No two days are the same. One day you may be refining cashflow forecasts or analysing KPIs, and the next you may be solving supplier queries, improving reporting systems or supporting budgeting decisions with the Directors.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Reporting

• Oversee monthly financial reporting across the group
• Liaise with external accountants to support management accounts, VAT returns and year-end processes
• Maintain accurate accounting systems, including QuickBooks and AutoEntry
• Monitor balance sheets, supplier accounts and financial controls

Payroll & Compliance

• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and efficiently across the group
• Manage sickness, parental leave and expenses processes
• Ensure all HMRC obligations are met on time, including PAYE, VAT and National Insurance

Cashflow & Budgeting

• Create and maintain group cashflow forecasts
• Support Directors with budgeting and financial planning
• Monitor budget usage and approve discretionary spend requests
• Help ensure resources are used efficiently across the group

Leadership & Support

• Line manage and support the Finance Assistant
• Help develop efficient finance processes as the business grows
• Support managers across the business with finance-related queries

KPI & Business Performance

• Produce monthly KPI reports and balanced scorecards
• Support reporting and analysis for centre and café performance
• Monitor company credit card spending and financial controls

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who combines strong financial knowledge with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience line managing or mentoring colleagues
• Strong understanding of payroll, PAYE, VAT and HMRC compliance
• At least 2 years’ payroll experience, including sickness and parental leave calculations
• Experience using systems such as Google Sheets, Excel, QuickBooks and AutoEntry or similar
• Excellent spreadsheet skills and confidence working with financial data
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across different businesses
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues
• A proactive mindset with an interest in improving systems and processes

We’d Especially Love Someone Who…

• Enjoys analysing data and cashflow trends
• Has a commercially minded “business brain”
• Is excited by continuous improvement and operational efficiency
• Is open to learning new tools and using AI to improve workflows and processes

Why Join Flashpoint?

We’re passionate about creating great spaces, communities and experiences. We want our team to enjoy working here too.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Flexible holiday arrangements
• Opportunity to develop new skills and grow with the business
• Free climbing at all Flashpoint Climbing Group centres
• Plus-one climbing membership for a partner or family member
• Café discounts across all centres
• Discounts with partner businesses, including climbing walls, physios and gear shops
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Salary: £36,000 pro rata (£21,600 for a 3-day week)
Place of work: Redpoint Bristol (and other sites occasionally)
Working hours: 24hrs per week
Flexible working:  Mainly office-based with flexible start and finish times
Holiday allowance:  33 days pro rata (19.8 days, including bank holidays)
Start Date: August 2026
Probation Period: 6 months (with a mid-point review)
Application deadline: Midnight Tuesday, 30th June 2026
Interviews: w/c Monday 6th July 2026 

As part of your application, please briefly answer the following questions in your covering letter:

1. Tell us about a finance process or system you improved in a previous role.
2. What interests you about working for Flashpoint Climbing Group?

Please send your CV and Covering Letter to: [email protected]