Finance Manager

ApolloGrid Limited; Waddon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Staff discount on home energy products

Company pension

Job summary

ApolloGrid Limited in the UK is seeking a finance professional to lead core finance and inventory projects across multiple sites. The role oversees management accounts, VAT, tax and payroll coordination while driving stock control and KPI development for efficient working capital.

Ideal candidates hold ACCA/ ACA/ CIMA qualifications, 3+ years post-qualification experience in a relevant sector, and strong Excel with Xero/ Sage/ QuickBooks knowledge.

Qualifications

• ACCA/ ACA/ CIMA qualification preferred.
• 3+ years post-qualification experience in product/trading, distribution, construction or renewable energy.
• Hands-on inventory accounting and stock-system reconciliation.
• Strong Excel and accounting software skills.

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.

Skills

Mandarin

Financial controls

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA preferred

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

Job description

About Us

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.

Key Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• - 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)

Benefits

• - Free parking, staff discount on home energy products
• - Company pension