Reports to: Adit Ruparel, Chief Operating Officer
Location: Hybrid – Harpenden HQ (2 days p/w) + remote; occasional site visits to gyms, warehouse and pop-up events
About MARCHON
MARCHON is the UK’s premium performance-lifestyle ecosystem, one brand that helps driven people train, fuel and dress for a life without limits. World-class coaching sits at the centre, backed by certified performance nutrition and movement-ready apparel, all amplified by our beacon gyms.
Founded by ex-England rugby player and CEO Ollie Marchon, the company has grown from a single HQ club to a true omni-channel offering: the Train app, a fast-scaling supplement line, and physical hubs that bring the experience to life.
We’re still small enough that every new teammate leaves fingerprints on the product, yet the momentum is real. Our 2026 plans are ambitious to say the least, as we make a step-change in evolving our ecosystem between training, supplements and apparel.
If you care about high standards, straight talk and making a visible impact, you’ll feel at home here. Join us while there’s still room to shape the journey.
Mission
Build a finance engine that turns fast-growing, multi-channel data into decisions, keeps cash under tight control and scales smoothly from £8 m to £30 m revenue.
Key Responsibilities:
* Run cash rhythm & working capital — operate the weekly 13-week direct cash and a short cash “war room”; improve DSO/DPO/DIO via term negotiations, PO re-phasing/call-offs, credit control and slow-mover clearance.
* Own management reporting & close — deliver a WD7 month-end and a board-ready P&L, BS, Cash Flow and KPI one-pager; publish a weekly cash bridge and explain forecast-vs-actual deltas.
* Lead FP&A & long-term planning — run the rolling 18-month model linked to the 13-week cash; scenario-model new gyms/SKUs, pricing and capex; frame decision-ready options.
* Guard controls, payments & compliance — maintain the approval matrix and payment calendar; perform daily bank recs; manage audit, tax and R&D claims; keep policies practical and current.
* Commercial partnering (multi-vertical) — embed with Train (subscriptions), Supplements (DTC/wholesale), Apparel (drops) and Gyms (memberships/retail); support the S&OP to gate large POs against cash and stock-cover policy.
* Optimise systems & data — keep Xero, Shopify, Stripe, GoCardless and 3PL portals in sync; ensure payout/fees/3PL timing is correct in cash; support automation of dashboards for cash, WC KPIs and unit economics (assistance from Analytics Lead).
* Coach the team & steer projects — line-manage a part-qualified Financial Controller; partner with the outsourced bureau; support supplier term negotiations and vendor master hygiene; support fundraising readiness, incentive design and ad-hoc growth with clear CEO & COO asks.
12 Month Success KPIs
* Month-end close - Board pack circulated by WD7 with 75 % leadership team capex/pricing decisions.
Requirements
* Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 5-8 yrs post-qual in consumer, e-commerce or multi-site retail.
* Proven track record in building and upgrading finance processes in a £10–50 m high-growth business.
* Advanced Excel/Sheets plus working knowledge of BI tools (Looker/Power BI) and modern SaaS finance stack (Xero, Dext, ApprovalMax, BigQuery).
* Strong FP&A, cash-flow and scenario-modelling capability; comfortable translating insights into commercial actions.
* Leadership experience managing at least one qualified/part-qualified team member and external providers.
* Builder mindset: thrives on designing processes from scratch, automating and iterating with imperfect data.
* Excellent communicator able to partner CxO, commercial leads and investors.
Benefits
* 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays + your birthday off
* Pension contributions
* “Starter Pack” of all things MARCHON
* £400 gift card each year for MARCHON Supplements & Apparel
* Year-round staff discount on Supplements & Apparel
* Free membership to all MARCHON gyms
* Full access to MARCHON Online training & nutrition platform
* Choice of PC or Mac laptop