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Posted 21 July, 2026

Finance Manager (D365 / PowerBI)

WHITAKER SMITH RECRUITMENT LTD
Blackburn, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Finance Manager (D365 / PowerBI)

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Based: Blackburn

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Salary: circa £70k + benefits including private healthcare, 26 days holiday + stats and more

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We're partnering with an ambitious, international services business looking to recruit a Finance Manager. Following a period of strategic investment and continued growth, the business is transforming its finance function and investing heavily in systems, reporting and business intelligence. This is a fantastic opportunity to join at an exciting stage of that journey and play a key role in shaping how finance supports the wider business. This is far more than a traditional reporting role, you will become the finance lead for reporting & systems, leading a finance team and working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver meaningful financial insight while helping drive the optimisation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 across the organisation.

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Role:

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  • Taking ownership of reporting, D365 optimisation and management information, ensuring the business has accurate, timely and insightful reporting to support strategic decision making.
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  • Overseeing a finance team and delivering management accounts for multiple entities
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  • Coordinate and improve the month-end reporting processes
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  • Own financial reporting and analysis, providing meaningful insight to support commercial decision making.
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  • Become the finance subject matter expert for Microsoft Dynamics 365, driving continuous improvement and system optimisation.
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  • Support the implementation and ongoing development of D365, including reporting, data quality and process enhancements utilising PowerBI dashboards
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  • Work with stakeholders across the business to improve financial processes and reporting capability.
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  • Lead the annual budgeting process and support forecasting activities.
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  • Support treasury activities, cash management and wider financial control processes.
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  • Mentor and support members of the finance team while acting as a key technical point of contact.
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Experience:

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We're looking for someone who combines strong financial reporting experience with genuine systems expertise and a passion for improving processes.

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  • Qualified, Part-qualified OR QBE
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  • Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 OR optimising a similar system
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  • A solid background in management reporting and month-end processes.
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  • Team leadership experience
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  • Experience working within a multi-entity or international business would be advantageous but not essential
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  • Exposure to Power BI or similar reporting tools essential
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Please send your CV for more information!