Finance Manager
17 hours ago
City of London
Finance Manager | London - in office 4 days per week | £65 000 - £70 000 (plus lots of benefits) This is a hands-on role in a high-growth, fast-paced environment. You’ll lead month-end reporting, ensure balance sheet integrity, oversee VAT compliance, and manage short-term cashflow. This organisation is currently driving automation and process improvements to support continued scale. Working closely with the CFO and reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Operations teams. Key Responsibilities • Lead the monthly close process, delivering accurate, timely, and insightful management accounts, • Prepare full UK P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reporting with clear commentary, • Take ownership of balance sheet integrity, including reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and intercompany balances, • Partner with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to improve financial processes and reporting visibility, • Support the implementation and enhancement of financial controls to ensure strong governance and risk management, • Manage short-term cashflow actualisation and provide clear, actionable commentary, • Oversee Accounts Payable and Receivable processes, ensuring robust controls and timely processing, • Collaborate with various finance teams, ensuring clear processes, accountability, and effective communication, • Identify opportunities to streamline and automate reporting, reconciliations, and transactional finance, • Support wider business initiatives and contribute to cross-functional projects Requirements • ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified, • Experience in Retail / FMCG or a high-growth SME environment (turnover >£50mil), • Strong technical accounting expertise with proven balance sheet ownership, • Hands-on experience with VAT submissions and HMRC interactions, • Confident leading month-end processes, • Advanced Excel skills