Job Description

Finance Manager

Location: Chester / Hybrid

Full Time / Part Time (60-80%)

Purpose:

The Finance Manager at iAM plays a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health, stability, and growth of the business. This role is responsible for delivering accurate, timely financial reporting and analysis, supporting strategic decision-making across the company. Working closely with the CFO and Executive Team, the Finance Manager will help embed robust financial processes, manage budgeting and forecasting cycles, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and provide insight that drives performance and operational efficiency. As iAM continues to scale and innovate in the learning and compliance technology space, this role is critical in turning financial data into action, supporting value creation, and enabling sustainable growth.

About the group.

iAM is the parent company of iAM Compliant and iAM Learning.

What is iAM Compliant? www.iamcompliant.com

iAM Compliant is a web-based (SaaS) scalable safety management tool, specifically designed to help you with everyday health and safety compliance, reporting, eLearning and more. You can create regular tasks, assign jobs, produce reports, and even prevent potential issues happening before they occur.

What is iAM Learning? www.iamlearningcontent.com

We make incredible animated eLearning that's engaging, memorable and is proven to drive behavioural change and get results. With stunning broadcast quality animation, engaging content all wrapped up in a user friendly UX, we offer the very best eLearning content in the world, and we make learning fun again! iAM Learning provides the training powerhouse for iAM Compliant.

POSITION IN ORGANISATION

Reporting Line: CFO

Responsible For: Finance Operations

About iAM Compliant

iAM is a brand success story, but more on that later. At iAM Compliant, we don't just help schools stay on top of risk and managing compliance, we make it simple, quick, and stress-free. Our award-winning platform is trusted by schools and MATs across the UK to manage risk, health & safety, estates, training and reporting (oh and about 13 other things too). And here's the thing, we're a standout-brand with a strong pedigree in making innovative, one-of-a-kind software: our competitors can only dream of having a system, and a team, as good as ours.

We're growing fast, building something special, and we're not like any other compliance brand - and that's exactly the point. We've got a brilliant product, an expert team (including some fantastic SMEs), and the drive to lead the market.

The Role

As Finance Manager at iAM Compliant, you'll be at the heart of our day-to-day finance operations--making sure everything runs smoothly, accurately, and on time. From managing accounts and payments to overseeing payroll and invoicing, you'll keep our financial engine ticking. You'll support the CFO and leadership team with budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, helping turn numbers into meaningful insight. You'll handle month-end and year-end processes, make sure we stay on the right side of compliance, and respond to requests from the Board with the data they need. This role is hands-on, detail-focused, and full of variety--and you'll be key to helping us grow sustainably, with the right processes and controls in place to support our ambitious plans.

ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent qualifications.
Proven experience (3-5 years) in a similar senior finance role.
Experience in SME or SaaS environments is highly desirable.
Proficient in Xero.

What You'll Be Doing

Manage all accounting operations Maintain records of financial transactions by establishing accounts, posting transactions and ensuring overall legal compliance Manage the payment of all external suppliers, freelancers and vendors Oversee monthly payroll and associated administration Manage the customer invoicing process and chase outstanding debt (when required) Coordinate the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances - supporting the CFO and Executive Team Respond to requests from the Board and CFO to supply key financial data, reports and information as needed Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements Coordinate the preparation of regulatory (Board) reporting Research technical accounting issues for compliance Support month-end and year-end close process including any R&D claims Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls Additional controller duties as necessary

What We're Looking For...

Detail-oriented and organised Financially fluent with strong accounting and compliance knowledge Proactive problem solver with a hands-on approach Commercially aware, ideally with experience in a SaaS or recurring-revenue business Tech-savvy and confident improving systems and processes Dependable and trustworthy with sensitive financial data Clear communicator, able to explain finance to non-finance colleagues Collaborative and team-focused Flexible and comfortable working across strategic and operational tasks

Why Work with Us?

We're building the best platform in the market - and our customers love it. We're not your typical compliance company - and we never want to be. We're growing fast - and you'll grow with us. We're remote-first - flexible, collaborative, and built on trust. We've got a cracking team - smart people who care, share, and get things done. If you're ready to lead our finance operations, for a standout EdTech brand and make a real impact for our business, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 40,000.00-50,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 24 - 40 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Flexitime Paid volunteer time Sick pay Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chester CH3 5AN

Application deadline: 15/06/2025
Expected start date: 30/06/2025