Role: Finance Manager – Global Consumer Goods Business (SME) Location: Central London (hybrid working) The Role: This opportunity is working for an upcoming and financially successful and sustainably conscious Consumer Goods business which has multiple revenue streams, a brilliant brand in the sector and a very exciting strategy for the future. As a crucial member of the finance team, reporting into the Director of Finance, the Finance Manager will be responsible for leading the team and implementing the business finance strategy, ensuring that the business has highly effective finance processes, controls, and reporting procedures, which in turn will drive efficiency and excellence, resulting in the business delivering a world-class finance function. You will be required to manage corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts, internal control, and the day-to-day running of the finance function. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a growing business at a hugely exciting point in its trajectory, working within a brand universe that already has a huge following and is a leader in food, health, and wellness. This role comes with a very competitive salary, benefits, and a generous bonus scheme.
Roles and Responsibilities: Go-to technical finance person within the businessEstablish best-in-class month-end process, prepare the monthly management accounts and oversee bookkeeping activitiesManage our financial systems, policies, and processesEnsure compliance with financial regulations and reporting requirements (such as UK GAAP/IFRS) as well as compliance from a tax perspective across the globeMaintenance of balance sheet to a very high level of detail, including: AP/AR balances, inventory balances, and accruals and prepaymentsPrepare the year-end Financial Accounts and liaise with Auditors for both our UK and US entitiesImplementation and maintenance of robust internal control systems across the organisation by identifying problems, improving practices, and writing new proceduresSupport in the preparation of annual budgets and business forecastsLiaise with 3rd parties where required, including accountants, auditors, banks, lenders, tax advisers, and investorsOversee AP/AR processes to ensure consistent and strong cashflowsOversight of company expense policy and approval of employee expensesRequirements: ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified professionalPrevious experience in Food/Retail/FMCG desirableAn excellent communicator with the ability to tell a story and go beyond the analysisIn-depth knowledge of financial reportingExperience in preparing both statutory and management accounts, and experience of consolidation for a multi-entity businessApplication: To be considered for this Finance Manager position please forward a CV as soon as possible.
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