Finance Manager

Finance Manager, Balaena Head Office Delabole and Balaena Padstow

We have an interesting role for a qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent) someone who can bridge corporate and operations finance.

If you’d be comfortable producing board / CFO quality reporting at Head Office in Delabole, whilst also being hands on with the financial management at our Padstow facility this could be for you.

Who are we?

With a combined workforce of over 2,000 employees and operations spanning Gibraltar, Padstow, Tyne, Birkenhead, and Falmouth we are one of the UK’s most dynamic and regionally anchored maritime groups - combining industrial agility, innovation, and community partnership to support national resilience, commercial competitiveness, and sustainability across both naval and merchant ship sectors.

The integration of Balaena’s modern facilities in Gibraltar and Padstow with APCL’s infrastructure on Tyne, Birkenhead and Falmouth create one of the world’s most capable ship repair and shipbuilding groups - with a network of 12 dry docks and strategic reach across the UK and the Mediterranean.

We respond quickly to defence and commercial requirements and deliver consistent quality and reliability to clients worldwide.

So what will you do?

• In this dual role you’ll provide high quality financial reporting and analysis to the CFO whilst also managing the day-to-day finance activities of our operational facility in Padstow
• You’ll combine your strong technical finance skills with a practical, commercially focussed approach to supporting operations
• You will be hands on with general accounting like ledger work, payments, expenses, bans recs, journals, accruals, prepayments, cards and general reporting to support cashflow etc
• Also, you’ll be working closely with senior leadership, external accountants, auditors and the wider administration team on the preparation for statutory and reporting of statutory accounts
• You’ll do payroll for head office employees and look after head office bill payments

So what are we looking for?

• Experience with the day-to-day processing of accounts. If you’ve used Sage or Business Central that would be great!
• A qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Someone who pays exceptional attention to detail but also can see the bigger financial picture
• You’ll need experience with statutory account preparation and working with auditors
• We’re looking for someone who can work both within our team and when needed independently while managing multiple priorities
• Discretion, trustworthiness and integrity is a must in this critical role

Why join us?

Personal Growth - This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts. The chance to be part of a team making a real impact on the future of Balaena

Financial Security - with important benefits like your Pension

Work-life Balance - We offer 25 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays. Maternity, Paternity and Parental leave support you during those significant life changes, helping you to balance your family responsibilities with work

We are big enough to cope, small enough to care, whilst we have significant capacity to take on large and complex projects across our five shipyards, we are a family-owned business with a genuine passion for the maritime industry and the people who make it what it is

Due to the nature of what we do for some of the customers that we work with, some roles are subject to security control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform with us.

You must also undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before your employment starts, which will include a basic DBS check.