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Finance Manager in Lichfield

Runs the finance function, day to day.

Day to day in Lichfield

What a finance manager
does in Lichfield.

Manages the finance team and its output — a qualified accountant with real team leadership responsibility, keeping the numbers accurate and the team performing. Here's what the role covers day to day for the Lichfield businesses we recruit for.

  • Leading and developing the finance team
  • Overseeing month-end and year-end close
  • Managing budgeting and forecasting cycles
  • Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
  • Reporting to senior leadership on financial performance
  • Driving process improvement across the finance function

What it pays in Lichfield

Real Lichfield market rates, not a national average.

Medior Finance Manager · Lichfield

Typical: £60,500 per year

Medium confidence — modelled local estimate

Recruiting in Lichfield

Why Lichfield needs
a specialist.

Lichfield's finance market has its own rhythm, and finance manager roles are no exception. Day to day, that often means driving process improvement across the finance function — one of several things a finance manager in Lichfield is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes owner-managed smes needing a sole-charge finance hire. Whether you're hiring or looking, that specialism is the real difference in Lichfield: shortlists built from people we actually know, not a fresh keyword search.

Hiring or looking?

Either way, we can help.

Hiring

Need a finance manager in Lichfield?

Permanent or temporary, we'll shortlist from a network we actually know — with working interviews to de-risk the hire.

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Send us your CV or browse live Finance Manager roles in Lichfield and beyond.

Common questions

Finance Manager in Lichfield FAQs.

Will I get a shortlist of CVs, or do you actually vet candidates for Finance Manager roles in Lichfield?

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

What's the going rate for a Finance Manager in Lichfield?

Finance Manager salaries in Lichfield 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.

How quickly can you fill a Finance Manager vacancy in Lichfield?

It depends on seniority and how specific the brief is, but because our Lichfield shortlists come from a network we already know, we're rarely starting from zero.

How do you recruit Finance Manager roles in Lichfield without a local office?

We work with Lichfield employers and candidates remotely for Finance Manager roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.

What kind of Lichfield employers hire Finance Managers through you?

Recent examples include professional services firms in the city centre and owner-managed smes needing a sole-charge finance hire — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Lichfield.

Will my CV be shared with employers in Lichfield without my permission?

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

Do you recruit Finance Manager roles in Lichfield?

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

Do you place candidates studying towards a qualification into Finance Manager roles in Lichfield?

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Finance Manager talent pool in Lichfield, not just an afterthought.

Do you charge candidates for Finance Manager roles in Lichfield?

No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.

Can I see live Finance Manager vacancies in Lichfield before speaking to someone?

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Lichfield vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

Is a Finance Manager role in Lichfield permanent or temporary?

We recruit Finance Manager positions in Lichfield on both a permanent and temporary basis — including short-notice cover when a team is stretched.

What's the career progression after a Finance Manager role in Lichfield?

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 Lichfield just as often as anywhere else in our network.

Can you provide temporary Finance Manager cover in Lichfield at short notice?

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Finance Manager position in Lichfield is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

Do you recruit Finance Manager roles for SMEs as well as large employers in Lichfield?

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in Lichfield needing a single, sole-charge Finance Manager hire.

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
finance manager in Lichfield.