GROUP FINANCE MANAGER
MARLOW (2 DAYS) / LONDON (2 DAYS) / HOME (1 DAY)
£50,000 to £60,000 BASE + BENEFITS
THE COMPANY:
We're proud to be partnering with a successful group of companies that operates across various industries, including key areas which are consumer facing retail and ecommerce businesses.
As Group Finance Manager, you'll be responsible for overseeing the external accountancy practice that handle all transactional, year end and management account preparations, whilst taking full accountability for accuracy and high-quality outputs.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Group Finance Manager to become the finance "engine room" supporting the CFO across the wider group, where you'll be focused on Budgeting, Forecasting, MI Analysis and Business Partnering. Supporting multiple business models and stakeholders - ideal for someone who enjoys variety, and is currently at Management Accountant, Finance Business Partner or Finance Manager lelv.
THE GROUP FINANCE MANAGER ROLE:
Financial Reporting, Compliance, FP&A and Commercial Analysis
- Support the preparation of consolidated monthly management accounts and board packs across the group
- Partner with outsourced accountants to ensure accuracy and timeliness across ledgers, reconciliations, AP, AR and payroll
- Assist with statutory accounts preparation and coordinate with external auditors
- Support tax compliance including VAT, corporation tax and PAYE via outsourced providers
- Maintain and improve internal controls, reporting standards, and compliance frameworks
- Support budgets, forecasts and cash flow modelling alongside the CFO
- Deliver insightful variance analysis to drive performance across the portfolio
- Assist with financial modelling for new investments, business cases, and commercial opportunities
Business Partnering / Stakeholder Management / Operational Support
- Build strong working relationships with business leaders and outsourced finance teams
- Drive process improvement initiatives across reporting, systems and controls
- Provide ad hoc analysis and decision support to the CFO and leadership team
- Take ownership of day-to-day operational finance tasks where required to keep group companies running smoothly, and ensuring admin/finance processes run efficiently across the hybrid setup
THE PERSON:
- Newly Qualified / 1 to 2 Years PQE (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Must have experience as in a Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Finance Business Partner role, or similar.
- Experience within a consumer facing industry, ideally within ecommerce, such a retail, fashion, travel, FMCG.
- skill set (reporting, stakeholder management, analysis)
- Experience supporting management reporting, board packs, budgeting, forecasting, stakeholder management, stock and Analysis/FP&A
- Comfortable liaising with external/outsourced providers and juggling multiple stakeholders
- Strong Excel skills and financial modelling capability
- Commercially curious, proactive, organised and solutions-focused, and confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders
- Must have own Car and UK Driving licence, and willing to travel between Marlow and London offices, with ad-hoc travel in the UK and Internationally.
TO APPLY: If you have experience as a Finance Manager, Management Accountant or Finance Business Partner with the above skill set, please apply via the advert for consideration.
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