Finance Manager - Global Consumer Goods Business (SME)

Wayman Learning Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking Consumer Goods business as a Finance Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of a brand that is making waves in the food, health, and wellness sectors. This dynamic position involves leading the finance team, ensuring best-in-class financial processes, and maintaining compliance with regulations. With a focus on efficiency and excellence, you will be instrumental in driving the business's financial strategy and reporting. This role not only offers a competitive salary and benefits but also a generous bonus scheme, making it an exciting opportunity for a finance professional looking to make a significant impact in a growing organization.

Benefits

Generous Bonus Scheme

Competitive Salary

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA professional with strong financial reporting skills.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and internal control systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance team and implement effective finance strategies.
• Manage corporate accounting, regulatory reporting, and budgeting.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Budgeting and Forecasting

Internal Controls

Accounting Standards (UK GAAP/IFRS)

Communication Skills

Multi-Entity Consolidation

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified

Tools

Financial Systems

Job description

Finance Manager - Global Consumer Goods Business (SME)

Role: Finance Manager - Global Consumer Goods Business (SME)

Location: Central London (hybrid working)

Salary: £65k - £80k plus bonus and benefits

The Role: This opportunity is working for an upcoming and financially successful and sustainably conscious Consumer Goods business which has multiple revenue streams, a brilliant brand in the sector and a very exciting strategy for the future. As a crucial member of the finance team, reporting into the Director of Finance, the Finance Manager will be responsible for leading the team and implementing the business finance strategy, ensuring that the business has highly effective finance processes, controls, and reporting procedures, which in turn will drive efficiency and excellence, resulting in the business delivering a world-class finance function. You will be required to manage corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts, internal control, and the day-to-day running of the finance function. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a growing business at a hugely exciting point in its trajectory, working within a brand universe that already has a huge following and is a leader in food, health, and wellness. This role comes with a very competitive salary, benefits, and a generous bonus scheme.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Go-to technical finance person within the business
• Establish best-in-class month-end process, prepare the monthly management accounts and oversee bookkeeping activities
• Manage our financial systems, policies, and processes
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and reporting requirements (such as UK GAAP/IFRS) as well as compliance from a tax perspective across the globe
• Maintenance of balance sheet to a very high level of detail, including: AP/AR balances, inventory balances, and accruals and prepayments
• Prepare the year-end Financial Accounts and liaise with Auditors for both our UK and US entities
• Implementation and maintenance of robust internal control systems across the organisation by identifying problems, improving practices, and writing new procedures
• Support in the preparation of annual budgets and business forecasts
• Liaise with 3rd parties where required, including accountants, auditors, banks, lenders, tax advisers, and investors
• Oversee AP/AR processes to ensure consistent and strong cashflows
• Oversight of company expense policy, and approval of employee expenses

Requirements:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified professional
• Previous experience in Food/Retail/FMCG desirable
• An excellent communicator with the ability to tell a story and go beyond the analysis
• In-depth knowledge of financial reporting
• Experience in preparing both statutory and management accounts, and experience of consolidation for a multi-entity business

Application:
To be considered for this Finance Manager position please forward a CV as soon as possible.