Finance Manager

APOLLOGRID LIMITED; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Staff discount on home energy products

Job summary

APOLLOGRID LIMITED in the United Kingdom seeks a senior finance professional to own monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasting and board reporting. You will oversee VAT, corporation tax, payroll liaison and year-end with external accountants, while building controls for a multi-site, project-based business.

You will lead inventory accounting and stock-system reconciliation, manage project-level job costing for installation contracts, and support pricing decisions.

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA preferrable.
• Mandarin speaking is essential.
• 3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally in product/trading, distribution, construction or renewable energy business.
• Hands-on experience with inventory accounting and stock-system reconciliation.
• Strong Excel and accounting software skills (Xero/QuickBooks/Sage).
• Able to work on-site with warehouse and operations teams.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasting and board reporting.
• Manage VAT (MTD), corporation tax, payroll liaison and year-end statutory accounts with external accountants.
• Build financial controls and processes fit for a multi-site, project-based business.
• Support pricing decisions and margin analysis across product lines (PV panels, inverters, battery storage, heat pumps).
• Manage project-level job costing for installation contracts.
• Lead a full stock audit and reconciliation of the Chessington warehouse.
• Establish inventory valuation, cycle-count and stock-control procedures.
• Identify slow-moving and obsolete stock; recommend provisioning and clearance strategy in coordination with operations team.
• Build stock-turn and working-capital KPIs to prevent recurrence.

Skills

Mandarin speaking

Inventory accounting

Stock reconciliation

Excel proficiency

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA preference

Tools

Excel

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

Job description

Core finance:

• Own monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasting and board reporting
• Manage VAT (MTD), corporation tax, payroll liaison and year-end statutory accounts with external accountants
• Build financial controls and processes fit for a multi-site, project-based business
• Support pricing decisions and margin analysis across product lines (PV panels, inverters, battery storage, heat pumps)
• Manage project-level job costing for installation contracts

Inventory & working capital project (first 6 months priority):

• Lead a full stock audit and reconciliation of the Chessington warehouse
• Establish inventory valuation, cycle-count and stock-control procedures
• Identify slow-moving and obsolete stock; recommend provisioning and clearance strategy in coordination with operations team.
• Build stock-turn and working-capital KPIs to prevent recurrence

ACCA qualified (or ACA/CIMA) preferrable

• Mandarin speaking is essential
• 3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally in a product/trading, distribution, construction or renewable energy business
• Hands-on experience with inventory accounting and stock-system reconciliation
• Strong Excel and accounting software skills (Xero/QuickBooks/Sage)
• Able to work on-site with warehouse and operations teams
• Right to work in the UK

Desirable

• Experience in a business scaling through rapid growth
• Mandarin Chinese an advantage (group reporting to parent company)

ApolloGrid is a fast-growing UK residential solar, battery storage and heat pump company, with showrooms in Croydon, Kingston, Barnet, Birmingham and Nottingham, and our national distribution warehouse in Chessington.

Free parking, staff discount on home energy products