Group Finance Manager

Group Finance Manager – Ex Big-6 Audit Manager, ACAStep out of audit. Step into impact.

• London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)£75,000–£80,000 + bonus
• Private Equity backed | International exposure | High-growth environment
• About Safetykleen
• Imagine working for a company where your role genuinely matters for the planet.
• We help businesses operate more safely, responsibly and efficiently through specialist cleaning, waste and environmental services.
• A world leader with over 50 years’ experience empowering global businesses to keep their critical operations safer and cleaner.
• Across our international business, we support customers with critical operational needs while helping reduce environmental impact.

If you’re an Audit Manager (Big 4 / Top 10) wondering what’s next - this is your move. And, we’re not just hiring someone to produce numbers. We’re looking for someone who wants to own the story behind them.

This is a rare opportunity to move into a Group Finance role with real breadth, visibility and influence, working directly with senior leadership, shaping reporting, and gaining exposure to the mechanics of a fast-growing, private equity-backed international business.

• Why this role stands out
• True international exposure – work across 13+ European markets, plus Brazil, and Turkey
• High-growth, PE-backed environment – growth >10% year-on-year with active M&AStep beyond audit – from reviewing to owning consolidation, reporting and insight
• Direct exposure to CFO and leadership team
• Career acceleration – move into Financial Controller, Group roles or international market leadership.

You’ll join a high-performing Group Finance team (c.2-6 people) where you’ll learn fast, take ownership early, and be trusted to deliver.

What you’ll be doingThis is a hands-on, high-impact role across reporting, consolidation and commercial insight:

• Group Reporting & Performance
• Own the monthly Group management accounts and Board pack
• Deliver clear insight on P&L, cash flow, working capital and performance trends
• Partner with stakeholders to improve reporting and decision-making
• Group Consolidation
• Lead the Group consolidation process (Hyperion)
• Work closely with international finance teams to ensure data accuracy
• Support audit and continuously improve consolidation processes
• Statutory & Technical Accounting
• Prepare Group and UK statutory accounts
• Lead on technical accounting and new standards
• Manage audit relationships and deliver high-quality outputs
• Projects & Transformation
• Play a key role in ERP and reporting transformation
• Support shareholder and lender reporting
• Drive improvements in controls, processes and data integrity
• Who we’re looking for
• You’ll likely be:ACA qualified (or equivalent)
• Currently an Audit Manager / Assistant Manager (Big 4 / Top 10 preferred)
• Looking for your first move into industry
• Strong technically, but also curious about how businesses actually operate
• And importantly, you are:
• Commercially curious – you want to understand the “why”, not just the numbers
• Comfortable in pace and ambiguity
• PE-backed environments aren’t slow
• Collaborative and proactive – you build relationships across teams and markets
• Detail-oriented but pragmatic – you balance accuracy with delivery
• Exposure to group consolidation or international clients is helpful, but not essential.

Safetykleen is a leading provider of parts cleaning, waste management and environmental advisory services

• 2,200+ employees
• 92 branches
• £360m+ revenue
• 50,000+ customers
• Backed by Apax Partners (Private Equity)We’re growing fast - organically and through acquisition - and building a best-in-class finance function to support that journey.