Location: Hambledon Vineyard, East Street, Hambledon, Hampshire, PO7 4RY
Reports To: Finance & Operations Director
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Working Hours: 9:00–17:30, Monday to Friday (with ad-hoc home working)
Purpose of the Role
•Take ownership of the group’s financial processes and procedures, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements.
•Produce accurate and timely financial statements; ensure all balance sheets are reconciled with supporting schedules.
•Manage the group’s cash and working capital position daily; prepare rolling cashflow forecasts.
•Liaise with the company’s clearing bank and Asset Based Lending provider, including monthly covenant reporting.
•Maintain and strengthen the financial control environment.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management
•Oversee transactional finance: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll & expenses, billing & income recognition, VAT, and HMRC Wine Duty.
•Own and reconcile group balance sheets, maintaining detailed supporting schedules.
•Produce a consolidated monthly balance sheet pack for review.
•Manage daily cash and working capital; report to directors.
•Maintain accurate rolling cash flow forecasts for board review.
•Keep debt funding facilities up to date.
•Produce accurate and timely financial statements and reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
•Prepare monthly management reporting packs, including detailed variance analysis.
•Develop and maintain financial policies and procedures to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
•Prepare KPIs to provide insights to the Senior Management Team.
•Assist with annual budgets and quarterly re-forecasts; review performance.
•Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technical accounting standards and industry matters; act as a key source of financial information.
•Lead the annual audit of the group.
•Support the Finance & Operations Director in transitioning financial software from Sage to Microsoft Dynamics (Bevica).
Candidate Profile
•Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA) preferred; QBE considered.
•Minimum 5 years’ accounting and finance experience, with at least 2 years in a financial management or similar role.
•Background in hospitality, drinks industry, or agri-business preferred.
•Strong technical accounting skills; proven track record in producing timely and accurate financial statements, and full reconciliation of balance sheets and cash flows.
•High attention to detail and consistency.
•Solid knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP.
•Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
•Good understanding of financial and operational IT systems.
•Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
•Ability to articulate financial topics and collaborate at all levels.
•Able to work independently and as part of a team, under pressure and to tight deadlines.
•Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
This job description is subject to review and periodic adjustment.