Finance Manager

The One Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The One Group in Cambridge is seeking a Finance Manager for a venture-backed technology business. This hands-on role owns the day-to-day finance function and lays the foundations for growth, reporting to senior management and external advisers.

You'll guide cash, tax and financial controls as the company scales, with potential for expanding scope over time. This is a 5-days-a-week on-site position in Cambridge.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant with autonomy.
• Experience in start-up/scale-up/SME environments appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Produce timely monthly management accounts and reporting for management and Board.
• Manage cash and treasury, including short-term cash forecasting.
• Lead the annual audit and statutory accounts process.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Oversee payroll, taxes, invoicing and financial controls.

Skills

Autonomy

Financial reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Finance Manager

Cambridge | £60,000 - £70,000 + benefits

5 days per week on-site

We're working with an ambitious, venture-backed Cambridge technology business that has secured significant investment and is now entering an important stage in its development.

With a relatively small team, ambitious plans and further growth ahead, this is the kind of environment where Finance can have a genuine impact. They now need a qualified Finance Manager who can take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while helping put the foundations in place for the next stage of the business.

This is a hands-on role, and you'll be joining a relatively small, ambitious business where you won't have layers of finance people underneath you. Instead, you'll have broad ownership, working closely with senior management and external advisers to make sure Finance provides the control, information and support the business needs as it scales.

As the business grows, the finance function will need to grow with it. For someone joining as a strong Finance Manager today, that creates genuine potential for the scope and seniority of the position to develop over the coming years.

What will you be doing?

You’ll take responsibility for a broad range of finance activities, including:

• Producing timely and accurate monthly management accounts and reporting for management and the Board
• Managing cash and treasury, including short-term cash forecasting
• Leading the annual audit and statutory accounts process
• Managing budgeting and supporting forecasting and financial planning
• Overseeing outsourced transactional accounting and working closely with external accountants and advisers
• Managing tax compliance across VAT, corporation tax, R&D tax and employment taxes
• Supporting and developing appropriate financial controls, policies and processes
• Overseeing payroll, pensions, customer onboarding and sales invoicing
• Taking ownership of key finance systems and helping identify how these need to evolve as the business grows
• Exploring how technology and AI can make the finance function smarter and more efficient
• Supporting senior colleagues with wider commercial and strategic finance projects

Who are we looking for?

You’ll be a qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant who is comfortable taking ownership and working with a high degree of autonomy.

Previous experience within a start-up, scale-up, manufacturing or similarly fast-changing SME environment would be particularly useful, but we’re equally interested in people who can demonstrate the right breadth, attitude and appetite to work in this type of business.

You might currently be a Finance Manager, Senior Financial Accountant or Senior Finance Manager, or potentially be working within Practice with a portfolio of SME clients and looking for an opportunity to make your move into industry.