Finance Manager

La Coqueta; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

La Coqueta is a premium Spanish-inspired children's wear brand based in London. We are seeking a Finance Manager to own month-end and run our finance operation across UK and US entities in a hybrid setup at Westbourne Park.

You will lead a small finance team, manage intercompany consolidations, payroll, tax returns, and statutory accounts, while driving process improvements with new software and AI tools.

Qualifications

• A qualified or strong part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Hands-on month-end ownership, ideally in a multi-entity, multi-currency business.
• Some understanding of UK and US tax.
• Confident with Xero and Excel.
• Detail-oriented with judgement to focus on what matters.
• Experience leading or supporting a small team.
• Retail, e-commerce or consumer brand experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts for UK, US entities, including intercompany consolidations.
• Prepare board pack numbers, channel and store P&Ls, and rolling cash forecast.
• Reconcile balance sheet monthly, including stock and intercompany.
• Oversee weekly multi-currency cash flow, payments and hedging drawdowns.
• Review and approve UK and US payroll.
• Ensure UK, US and European sales tax returns are accurate and filed on time, monitor US sales tax nexus.
• Prepare statutory accounts packs and work with external advisers and auditors.
• Improve and automate processes using new software and AI tools.

Skills

Team leadership

Multi-entity accounting

Multi-currency

Retail/e-commerce experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or strong part-qualified

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

Finance Manager (Full-time)
La Coqueta | London (Westbourne Park), hybrid

La Coqueta is a premium, Spanish-inspired children's wear brand, founded in London in 2013 and loved by families in the UK, US and around the world. We sell online, through our stores in Notting Hill and on Madison Avenue in New York, through concessions in Selfridges and Harrods, and through a growing wholesale business. As we grow, we're looking for a Management Accountant to own month-end and run our day-to-day finance operation.

The role

Reporting to our part-time Finance Director and leading a small finance team (Accounts Assistant and Accounts Payable Assistant), you will:

• own the monthly management accounts for our UK company and US subsidiary, including intercompany and group consolidation;

• prepare the board pack numbers, channel and store P&Ls, and the rolling cash forecast;

• keep the balance sheet reconciled every month, including stock and intercompany;

• oversee the weekly multi-currency cash flow, payments and hedging drawdowns;

• review and approve UK and US payroll;

• make sure UK, US and European sales tax returns are accurate and filed on time, and monitor US sales tax nexus;

• prepare the statutory accounts packs and work with our external advisers and auditors;

• improve and automate our processes, using new software and AI tools.

About you

• A qualified or strong part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

• Hands-on month-end ownership, ideally in a multi-entity, multi-currency business.

• Some understanding of UK and US tax.

• Confident with Xero and Excel.

• Detail-oriented, with the judgement to focus on what matters.

• Experience leading or supporting a small team.

• Retail, e-commerce or consumer brand experience is a strong plus.

Working pattern: full time, Tuesday to Thursday in our Westbourne Park office, Monday and Friday from home.