Finance Manager in Exeter

Recent examples include insurance and financial services employers with a long-standing local presence and university and science-park employers based around the city — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Exeter.

Our rebate periods and money-back guarantees mean you're covered if a placement doesn't work out as expected — ask your Market Expert for the specifics for your vacancy.

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

We recruit Finance Manager positions across Exeter itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

Both — many Exeter employers use temp-to-perm for a Finance Manager hire as a low-risk way to trial someone before committing.

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

Yes — Finance Manager is one of the positions we place in Exeter, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Yes — briefing you properly on the role, the employer and realistic Exeter salary expectations before an interview is a standard part of how we work with every candidate.

Finance Manager salaries in Exeter typically sit at £51.5k – £67k. £51.5k suits a newly qualified candidate with basic team management experience. The higher end, £67k, is market average for an experienced manager with 5+ years leading a team.

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Finance Manager opportunities in Exeter that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Exeter.

A common next step from Finance Manager is financial controller — the senior finance person in the room. We see this progression play out for candidates in Exeter just as often as anywhere else in our network.

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Exeter market for Finance Manager roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.