Finance Manager
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | South West London, London |
| Area | London, UK |
| Sector | Finance |
| Salary | GBP55000 - GBP65000 per annum + Benefits |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Zachary Daniels |
| Job Ref | BBBH29970_1708445429 |
- Description
Finance Manager | British Fashion Brand
Permanent
Up to £65,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Exciting growth plan & more stores opening 2024!
SW London | Hybrid working 3 days in office
Come and join the team!
We have an exciting new opportunity to join our dynamic Finance team as a Finance Manager. As we expand and embrace this exciting next chapter, we have a team of dedicated diverse people to offer our valued customers the best possible experience when visiting our stores, shopping online and putting our ranges through its paces. Welcome to our journey!
This position as Finance Manager, has been created due to a new chapter of growth within the business, it would be a chance to take on and lead a brand-new team with 1 direct report and also working closely with the wider groups finance teams. We are looking for someone with a strong technical accounting background who is a passionate manager and enjoys keeping those really important relationships between Finance and the wider areas of the Retail teams.
Responsibilities:
Month end- Prepare and post period end journal entries ensuring accurate recording of all costs in a timely manner.
- Complete robust balance sheet reconciliations to agreed deadlines with all reconciling items investigated and resolved promptly.
- Investigate and prepare narrative explaining variances to budget and prior year for key expense categories.
- Preparation of reporting to communicate performance to the management team.
Business partnering- Identify drivers of overspend, prepare ad hoc analysis, and develop recommendations to reduce finance risk.
- Development and mature stakeholder relationships across the Retail team and with central department Heads.
- Support the budgeting and forecast process, liaising closely with the rest of the team.
- Significant involvement in the year-end process, preparation of deliverables for the audit and key contact for the auditors during the audit process.
- Support the development of a robust control environment by continuously identifying opportunities to improve financial systems and processes and by implementing these changes.
- Ongoing non-business as usual project work within the finance team as and when required.
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA)
- Experience in a similar role
- Team management experience
- Desire to develop and coach the team
- Good time and organisation skills
- Good communication, influencing and presentation skills
- Proven business partner skills; capable of building relationships within various departments and leadership team
- Ability to identify errors and good attention to detail
- Strong excel skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced, commercially focused environment and able to adapt to change quickly
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