Finance Manager 12 month FTC Machine Learning Scale Up London/Hybrid £70-80K We are searching for an experienced and autonomous hands-on Finance Manager to join a fast-growing deep tech scale up on a 12 month FTC with potential to go perm. This start up is at a super exciting stage and the Finance Manager will be responsible for running the day-to-day finance function, including the financial planning, analysis and reporting. You will be working directly with the CEO at a critical phase for the business. Responsibilities: Ensuring compliance with required accounting practices Financial planning, analysis and reporting for the company Preparation of monthly and annual financial documents Improving and refining financial operations of a fast-growing organisation Producing month end, accounts reconciliations, expenses and accruals and management accounts Working with the Sales team on reporting and forecasting Creating, maintaining and administering company budgets Financial administration of the company Payroll, pension and employees travel & expense reimbursement Conduct reconciliation of the company's bank accounts and credit card activities Preparing purchase orders in accordance with requests for materials Perform all activities related to the accounts payable function: including reviewing, coding, and administering payments Preparing payments file each week for supplier goods and services Preparing Quarterly VAT returns (Xero) Experience: ACCA qualified Top 10 Accountancy Firm experience preferred Be a competent and experienced user of Xero accounting software Strong experience with FP&A Strong experience of financial reporting, accounting principles (UK GAAP/IFRS) and tax compliance Strong knowledge of cash flow, budgeting, forecasting and modelling Ability to review commercial contracts Comfortable working with senior leadership and external Accountants Have experience using Google Sheets, Excel and have generally strong IT skills Maintain strong team working and interpersonal skills, with the ability to be flexible and adaptable within the environment of a small and changing team Be a methodical process-driven person, with passion for accuracy and excellence Be a proactive, self-motivated individual capable of working on their own initiative in a constantly changing and pressurised environment and fast-developing company Start up/Scale up experience strongly preferred Have worked alone or within a very small team, able to be autonomous and hit the ground running Able to identify improvement opportunities, suggest improvements and action change Strong attention to detail