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Finance Manager in Sheffield

Runs the finance function, day to day.

Day to day in Sheffield

What a finance manager
does in Sheffield.

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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield

Real Sheffield market rates, not a national average.

Medior Finance Manager · Sheffield

Typical: £61,500 per year

Medium-high confidence — strong regional evidence

Recruiting in Sheffield

Why Sheffield needs
a specialist.

Sheffield's finance market has its own rhythm, and finance manager roles are no exception. Day to day, that often means ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements — one of several things a finance manager in Sheffield is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes university-adjacent professional services and smaller trade businesses. Whether you're hiring or looking, that specialism is the real difference in Sheffield: 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 Sheffield?

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

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Job seeking

Ready to be one?

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

Common questions

Finance Manager in Sheffield FAQs.

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

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

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

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

How does the process work if I want to become a Finance Manager in Sheffield?

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 Sheffield that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Will my CV be shared with employers in Sheffield 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.

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

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 Sheffield just as often as anywhere else in our network.

Can I see live Finance Manager vacancies in Sheffield 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 Sheffield vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

Do you recruit Finance Manager roles in Sheffield?

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

What areas around Sheffield do you cover for Finance Manager roles?

We recruit Finance Manager positions across Sheffield 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.

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

We work with Sheffield 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.

Is a Finance Manager role in Sheffield permanent or temporary?

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

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

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

What makes Transaction Recruitment different from a generalist agency for Finance Manager roles in Sheffield?

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

Do you help with interview preparation and salary negotiation for Finance Manager roles in Sheffield?

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

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

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.

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
finance manager in Sheffield.