Finance Manager/Director

Finance Manager – Permanent Position

Job Summary

The Finance Manager will play a key role in supporting the financial health of the company. Managing and delivering the financial function such as bookkeeping, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

Role responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and detailed analysis, with particular focus on margin, to understand results and trends.
• Review the balance sheet reconciliations and liaise with our external audit partners.
• Manage sales ledger reconciliations across the business – Ecommerce, Retail and Trade.
• Produce business reporting to feed into the quarterly reviews.
• Manage the accounts receivable and accounts payable processes and functions.
• Lead on financial analysis to support the business in decision making for example preparing monthly sales reports.
• Support and monitor performance against budget and forecast variances with the CEO.
• Manage the finance team providing coaching, mentoring and addressing any development needs as required.
• Manage monthly credit card reconciliations and company expenses.
• Ensuring all statutory and regulatory requirements are met including VAT returns.
• Support cash flow forecasting as required in particular providing information in relation to payments and receipts.
• Serve as financial liaison to all showrooms, suppliers and customers
• Work with the CEO and management team to optimise resource allocation and cost management.  Meeting regularly with stakeholders to discuss.  
• Ensure the finance team raise and send invoices through the accounting software.
• Ensure credit control is maintained within guidelines.
• Manage deferment account reconciliation.
• Maintain strong relationships with appointed Auditors.
• Sign off on monthly payroll, pension and HMRC submissions.
• Ensure internal controls are in place to safeguard company assets.
• Support the drive for continuous improvement, working to ensure processes are efficient and controls are effective and are appropriately implemented and complied with.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent analytical degree required.
• CIMA/ACA/AAT – qualified.
• High level accounting experience within a retail/ecommerce background essential.
• International experience of import and export.
• Advanced Excel Skills, and high level of systems proficiency required.
• Strong knowledge and proven experience of financial and general accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Experience of working in a high-growth SME environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Management experience of leading a highly motivated performing team from a retail industry.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.