We're looking for a Commercial Finance Lead to become the analytical engine of Cubitts - turning numbers into narrative, data into direction, and reports into real-world impact.
This is not a role for the faint of heart. It's for someone who wants to get stuck into the gears of a growing business, bringing rigour to our financial control, clarity to our commercial understanding, and discipline to our data. You'll partner closely with cross-functional teams (retail, eCommerce, operations, and production) to help Cubitts grow smarter, leaner, and stronger.
Your key responsibilities
* Deliver timely, accurate monthly accounts, board packs, and financial reporting
* Own and improve cash flow forecasting, cost allocation, and budget tracking
* Introduce smarter processes, stronger controls, and better financial discipline
* Manage statutory accounts, audit, and compliance (with support from our accountants)
* Tighten working capital — from supplier terms to stock cycle management
What we're looking for:
Commercial Finance
* Deepen understanding of COGS, product margin, and profitability by channel
* Build practical, intelligent financial models to support retail, eComm, and production decisions
* Lead cost-benefit analysis for new initiatives (e.g. pricing, new stores, product ranges)
* Introduce cost-centre budgeting and meaningful variance reporting
* Identify opportunities to improve EBITDA through better visibility and insight
Data and Systems
* Bridge operational and financial data — and fix what doesn't talk to each other
* Improve data quality across inventory, finance, and business systems
* Support selection, implementation, and optimisation of key platforms (Xero, POS, inventory tools)
Business Partnering
* Be a trusted partner to the business — not just a reporter of numbers
* Present insights, not just data — and shape decisions at the highest level
* Prepare materials for investors, board, and external partners
* Help every team think more commercially
Requirements
You'll Thrive in This Role If You…
* Are ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified, with experience in a dynamic, multi-channel environment
* Have worked in finance manager, controller, or commercial finance roles in SMEs or scale-ups
* Are excited by complex data, and obsessed with getting to the real story behind the numbers
* Know how cost, margin, and profit move in a DTC retail or consumer brand business
* Enjoy creating order, building systems, and making things run better
* Communicate clearly and work collaboratively across teams
* Are hands-on, proactive, and comfortable in a role that spans the strategic and the scrappy
Nice to Have
* Experience in retail, manufacturing, or DTC consumer brands
* Prior involvement in ERP or finance system implementations
* Managed small finance teams or outsourced finance partners
Benefits
Some nice things you'll get:
* Complimentary spectacles, eye examinations and generous discounts
* Option to buy and sell holiday
* Paid time away for the important moments in life
* Annual season ticket loan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Aviva life assurance and Digicare+
* Subscription to Champion Health
* Unlimited Business Skills Training
Contract: Full Time, 40 hours
Location: Brewery Road, Kings Cross London.
Salary: Head of Department - Level 2 £72,252
Reports to: Finance Director