Finance Manager – Hybrid (SME Beauty & E‑commerce)

Mapped Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mapped Recruitment Ltd. partners with a boutique SME luxury beauty brand to recruit a Finance Manager. The role is permanent with an initial three-month FTC and a strong chance to convert, with immediate availability advantageous for October 2026.

The Finance Manager will lead month-end and reporting efforts, work closely with the GM and senior leadership, and oversee a junior finance graduate. Hybrid work pattern combines London office and remote days.

Qualifications

• Experience in month-end accounting, reconciliations and management accounts.
• Sound understanding of accruals, prepayments, balance sheet controls and cash flow.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with accounting systems and financial data.
• Retail, beauty, FMCG, stock-based industry experience essential.
• Experience with NetSuite, Shopify or similar accounting and e-commerce systems is advantageous.
• 2 days in office and 3 days working from home in central London area.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the GM, supervising one junior finance graduate
• Own the end-to-end month-end and year-end processes alongside external accountants
• Deliver the full month-end close to agreed deadlines, including journals, accruals, prepayments, depreciation and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and supporting schedules.
• Prepare actual versus budget reporting, investigate key variances and provide concise commentary on income and costs.
• Reconcile sales and receipts across retail, wholesale and e-commerce channels, including Shopify and POS data.
• Maintain accurate stock and cost of sales accounting, working with Operations to reconcile inventory movements and investigate discrepancies
• Ensure full utilisation and accuracy of systems (NetSuite, Shopify, POS, etc.)

Skills

Month-end accounting

Excel skills

Cash flow understanding

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA finalist or newly qualified

Tools

NetSuite

Shopify

POS systems

Job description

Mapped Recruitment Ltd. partners with a boutique SME luxury beauty brand to recruit a Finance Manager. The role is permanent with an initial three-month FTC and a strong chance to convert, with immediate availability advantageous for October 2026.

The Finance Manager will lead month-end and reporting efforts, work closely with the GM and senior leadership, and oversee a junior finance graduate. Hybrid work pattern combines London office and remote days.