Location: SE1, London
Job Title: Finance Lead
Reporting to: Finance Director
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Competitive
Overview
We are looking for a motivated and high-performing professional to join our team as a Finance Lead. This position will oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll & Expense processing, while also supporting with month-end management accounting and reporting. This role would suit a proactive individual with a solid grasp of accounting processes, who is eager to take responsibility for a core part of the finance function in an exciting scale-up business. This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your career and broaden your finance leadership skills while delivering a step-change in the tools, systems and processes needed to support a business as it scales globally.
Role responsibilities
- Line Management: Manage, coach, and develop two direct reports (Finance Coordinators), who are focused on Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable: Accurately review and process supplier invoices, reconcile supplier statements and oversee all payment processing
- Accounts Receivable: Oversee the raising of all franchise invoices accurately and on-time, ensuring timely collections and reconciliation of receipts
- Payroll: Lead the preparation of monthly payroll for both Head Office and Stores, working with our dedicated payroll provider and our internal Operations and People teams
- Vendor & Customer Relations: Proactively engage with suppliers to respond to queries and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, fostering clear communication and strong relationships
- Deliver Insightful Reporting & Analysis: Prepare weekly and monthly reports for business leaders that provide key insights to support informed decision-making
- Financial Reconciliation: Assist in reconciling bank transactions and general ledger accounts to maintain up-to-date and accurate financial records
- Expense Analysis: Support employee expense processing and help identify trends or areas for improvement in reporting, compliance, and efficiencies
- Process Improvement: Collaborate with the finance team and the wider company to unlock efficiencies and recommend solutions to improve finance processes and tools, such as project managing the implementation of a new travel and expenses solution
Qualifications
- Previous experience working in a finance department, with experience in a multi-site retail environment preferred but not essential
- Proficiency in using accounting software, ideally Oracle Netsuite
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in data and reporting
- Keen interest in solving problems and optimizing processes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A proactive, team-oriented mindset with a willingness to learn and take initiative
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus of up to 15% of the previous year’s earnings.
- Reimbursement of monthly mobile phone bills, up to £50 per month.
- Free coffee and drinks at all of our locations, plus discounted food.
- Access to Stream, offering a wide range of high street discounts.
- Earn up to 5% interest on savings through the Stream Build Pot.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing confidential counselling and wellbeing support.
- Access to a wellness app through our EAP.
- Quarterly take-home coffee allowance (pods, beans or ground coffee).
- NEST pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
- Free daily breakfast, snacks and access to a commercial coffee machine in the office.
- Monthly team drinks, biannual staff socials and a fully stocked office drinks fridge.
- Rapid career progression and ongoing development opportunities.
- Long service awards to recognise key career milestones.
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