Job Description
The Finance Manager will take full ownership of the finance engine, ensuring rock-solid accounting, compliance and reporting while providing the commercial insight needed to drive smarter decisions. This role is pivotal in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, turning data into clarity and enabling the business to scale with confidence.
Client Details
The client is a fast-growing, purpose-driven consumer brand known for its bold identity, rapid pace and ambition to disrupt its industry. They operate with high autonomy, clear commercial focus and a culture that values smart thinking, ownership and meaningful impact.
Description
* Own the full finance function end-to-end, including accounting, compliance, reporting and financial control.
* Lead month-end close, management accounts production and all reconciliations.
* Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the P&L and balance sheet, keeping the business audit-ready.
* Drive budgeting, forecasting and re-forecasting cycles, building models that inform strategy and performance.
* Partner with teams across Operations, Sales, Marketing and Production to optimise margins, ROI and cost centres.
* Manage VAT, Corporation Tax and statutory returns, working with external advisers where required.
* Translate complex or messy data into actionable insight, including pricing, promotions and unit economics.
* Champion automation, better tools and smarter financial processes to improve efficiency.
* Oversee cashflow, liquidity and working capital, anticipating funding needs and managing FX exposure.
* Line-manage and develop a Finance Officer, fostering capability and ownership within the function.
Profile
A successful Finance Manager should have:
* A recently qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong technical grounding and the confidence to independently own a full finance function.
* Someone with sharp commercial instinct who can turn raw or messy data into meaningful, actionable insight.
* Advanced Excel/Sheets capability, able to build reliable and explainable financial models.
* A clear, influential communicator who can partner with non-finance teams and tell the story behind the numbers.
* A proactive self-starter with an ownership mindset - practical, solutions-focused and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
* Ideally experienced in FMCG, consumer goods or scale-up environments, with exposure to inventory flows, VAT complexities and multi-channel sales.
* Ambitious, detail-driven and hungry to make an impact, aligning with a culture that values speed, autonomy and continuous improvement.
* Will be willing to go into the office 5 days a week
Job Offer
* Competitive salary between £55,000 and £60,000 per annum.
* The opportunity to shape and lead the finance function.
* High autonomy and direct influence - your work feeds into every major business decision.
* The chance to join a bold, fast-moving, purpose-led brand in an exciting growth phase.
* A culture built on speed, candour and zero bureaucracy, where smart ideas move quickly.
* True ownership, meaningful impact and the opportunity to develop as the business scales.
If you're a driven, commercially minded finance professional ready to take ownership and make a real impact, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.