Your new companyA well-known global business here in Bristol is looking to recruit a Finance Manager on a 12-month FTC. Your new roleIn this role, you will take ownership of delivering an efficient and timely month-end close, ensuring all activities meet the Group reporting timetable and that our outsourced partners consistently achieve their SLAs and KPIs. You will lead a team of accountants and assistants, while also jointly overseeing the performance and capacity planning of our offshore resources to ensure optimal utilisation across fluctuating workloads.Key Responsibilities: Oversee and review month-end and period-end close outputs prepared by the outsourced team.Approve high-value or complex journal entries and allocations.Ensure strong internal controls and compliance with accounting standards and control frameworks.Support Financial Control with external audit requirements.Lead and guide the R2R and A2R teams within the shared service environment.Manage the relationship with the outsourced vendor, escalating issues to the Global Head of Accounting where needed.Collaborate with the offshore Accounting Lead to deliver training and development for the outsourced team.Drive effective capacity planning to align workload and resources.Support the Global Head of Accounting in shaping strategy, service standards, and SLAs, and in overseeing outsourced delivery.Monitor offshore performance, providing constructive feedback to drive continuous improvement.Act as a key escalatio