About Montane
For over 30 years Montane has become famous for its innovative, lightweight, breathable clothing and equipment for endurance sports and outdoor activities in extreme environments. Montane specialises in creating technical outdoor clothing, backpacks and accessories, where design and performance are of the highest quality. We have a friendly, dynamic, and ambitious team motivated by a love of the outdoors and with a passion for producing exceptional products. Based in the North East of England, we are represented in many territories around the world and have a head office in Northumberland along with a showroom in the Lake District.
About the Role
We're looking for someone with a passion for financial insight and a sharp eye for detail, who can drive performance through accurate reporting and meaningful analysis. The ideal candidate will play a vital role in overseeing day-to-day financial transactions and controls, preparing management accounts, and turning numbers into clear recommendations that help the business make informed decisions, manage costs and support sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
· Prepare monthly management accounts and reporting as required.
· Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and long term forecasts.
· Produce rolling weekly cash flow modelling.
· Be the lead contact for the annual external financial audit, leading to the production of annual accounts and corporation tax returns.
· Produce and file UK, German and Norwegian VAT returns per local legislative deadlines
· Develop company financial and accounting policies, workflows, and methods
· Conduct regular cost analysis to identify any issues and recommend areas for improvement
· Ensure implementation of detailed cost centre allocation to allow for channel profitability analysis
· Work closely with budget holders to manage spend within agreed and assigned budgets
· Become system owner and administrator of purchase to pay software, ensuring business compliance with purchase orders and authorisation limits.
· Submission of National Statistics reporting as required
· Become Sage system expert.
· Ensure accuracy of stock costing valuation and understanding of price variances.
Skills & Experience
· Min 3 years' experience of working in a similar finance role in a busy commercial business.
· Degree in Accounting or Finance.
· Relevant CIMA, ACA, ACCA, AAT qualifications.
· Experience of managing company accounts.
· Experience of producing and delivering financial reports.
· Experience of working with Sage or other similar finance accounting software.
· Good commercial understanding with the ability to make sound decisions and drive results.
· Excellent knowledge of cost accounting and reporting
· Ability to identify risks, make suggestions and implement improvements.
· Experience in setting up financial management practices and processes and reports.
· Excellent attention to detail to ensure Montane quality standards are met at all times.
· Excellent MS Excel skills.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Friendly and approachable and good at building professional relationships.
· Proactive and self-motivated with excellent prioritisation and deadline management skills.
Our Values
Our Values bring our team together, they are our shared beliefs, they define our culture and shape the way we approach our work.
ALL IN
No half measures
>Passion, commitment, a collective belief that it can be done.
PURSUE PERFECTION
Deliver beyond expectations
>Performance, quality, service, communication.
PRESENCE NOT NOISE
Prioritise the things that matter
>Add value, create clarity, build trust.
THINK LONG TERM
Considered, responsible choices
>Build our brand, protect our playground.
Benefits
* Friendly and Supportive Team
* Health Cash Plan
* Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
* Cycle Scheme
* 25 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays, Increasing with Length of Service
* Holiday Carry Over Days
* Core Hours and Flexible Start and Finish Times
* Work From Home Days
* Generous Discounts on a Wide Range of Products and Brands
The outdoors is everyone's playground
At Montane we are 'All In', we are passionate about encouraging diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. Everyone has a part to play, and each person contributes to our success. The diverse backgrounds, experience and commitment of our team members enables us to keep innovating and pushing boundaries through our brand and product.
Location: Northumberland.
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience.
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Closing Date: 24th February 2026
Apply by submitting a covering letter and CV to:
Please Note: If a good volume of suitable applicants is received, this vacancy might close before the date advertised, therefore please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in the role.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Flexitime
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Store discount
* Work from home
Work Location: In person