Finance Manager

HeyLuna; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing tech startup in London is seeking a Finance Manager for a 12-month FTC. The role involves overseeing financial planning, analysis, and reporting, with a focus on compliance and operational improvements. The ideal candidate is ACCA qualified, has experience in a top accountancy firm, and is comfortable using Xero and Excel. This position is critical for the company's growth phase, requiring strong autonomy and proactive skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a top 10 accountancy firm preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial compliance and reporting.
• Ability to maintain a calm and flexible approach in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with accounting practices.
• Conduct financial planning, analysis, and reporting.
• Prepare monthly and annual financial documents.

Skills

Xero accounting software

FP&A

Financial reporting

Accounting principles (UK GAAP/IFRS)

Cash flow management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Google Sheets

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Education

ACCA qualification

Tools

Xero

Job description

Overview

Finance Manager — 12 month FTC | Machine Learning Scale Up | London/Hybrid | £70-80K

We are searching for an experienced and autonomous hands-on Finance Manager to join a fast-growing deep tech scale up on a 12 month FTC with potential to go perm. This startup is at a super exciting stage and the Finance Manager will be responsible for running the day-to-day finance function, including the financial planning, analysis and reporting. You will be working directly with the CEO at a critical phase for the business.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with required accounting practices
• Financial planning, analysis and reporting for the company
• Preparation of monthly and annual financial documents
• Improving and refining financial operations of a fast-growing organisation
• Producing month end, accounts reconciliations, expenses and accruals and management accounts
• Working with the Sales team on reporting and forecasting
• Creating, maintaining and administering company budgets
• Financial administration of the company
• Payroll, pension and employees travel & expense reimbursement
• Conduct reconciliation of the company's bank accounts and credit card activities
• Preparing purchase orders in accordance with requests for materials
• Perform all activities related to the accounts payable function: including reviewing, coding, and administering payments
• Preparing payments file each week for supplier goods and services
• Preparing Quarterly VAT returns (Xero)

Experience

• ACCA qualified
• Top 10 Accountancy Firm experience preferred
• Be a competent and experienced user of Xero accounting software
• Strong experience with FP&A
• Strong experience of financial reporting, accounting principles (UK GAAP/IFRS) and tax compliance
• Strong knowledge of cash flow, budgeting, forecasting and modelling
• Ability to review commercial contracts
• Comfortable working with senior leadership and external Accountants
• Have experience using Google Sheets, Excel and have generally strong IT skills
• Maintain strong team working and interpersonal skills, with the ability to be flexible and adaptable within the environment of a small and changing team
• Be a methodical process-driven person, with passion for accuracy and excellence
• Be a proactive, self-motivated individual capable of working on their own initiative in a constantly changing and pressurised environment and fast-developing company
• Start up/Scale up experience strongly preferred
• Have worked alone or within a very small team, able to be autonomous and hit the ground running
• Able to identify improvement opportunities, suggest improvements and action change
• Strong attention to detail