About the role
Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll take ownership of the day-to-day finance function, combining hands-on financial management with commercial insight to support business decisions.
Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and budget holders, you'll ensure accurate reporting, robust financial controls and effective cash-flow management.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare and oversee monthly management accounts, month-end and year-end reporting.
- Manage budgets and forecasts, investigate variances and provide recommendations to budget holders.
- Oversee cash flow, working capital and supplier payments.
- Manage foreign currency requirements, including USD and RMB, and support forward currency purchases.
- Oversee monthly payroll, ensuring accurate records and timely payroll and PAYE payments.
- Oversee VAT returns and payments, resolve queries and meet statutory deadlines.
- Maintain financial controls, accounting records and the fixed asset register.
- Oversee purchase and sales ledgers, customer invoicing and credit control.
- Work with overseas suppliers and the China office, resolving invoice and stock-receipt discrepancies.
- Provide financial insight at leadership and wider business meetings.
About you
You'll bring significant experience in a senior finance role, such as Head of Finance, Finance Manager, Financial Controller or Management Accountant.
You'll also have:
Strong management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and month-end experience.
Proven cash-flow and working-capital management skills.
Experience overseeing payroll, purchase and sales ledgers, and credit control.
A strong understanding of VAT, HMRC requirements and financial controls.
Strong Excel and accounting-system skills.
A commercially minded, proactive approach, with the confidence to take ownership and manage competing deadlines.
Excellent attention to detail and the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
Experience within a stock-based, manufacturing, distribution or product-led business would be advantageous, alongside exposure to international suppliers, foreign currency and stock valuation.
An accounting qualification or part-qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, AAT or equivalent) is desirable.