Finance & Operations Manager

Harmonic Group Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% matched pension

Private healthcare

Long-term illness insurance

Gym membership

Job summary

Harmonic Group Ltd in London is seeking a hands-on Finance & Operations Manager to own the back-office day to day, working with external bookkeepers and accountants. The role offers flexibility with just one day in the office.

You will handle month-end, reconciliations, VAT, payroll, and operations such as onboarding, benefits and insurance, with room to modernise processes and drive efficiency.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Startup/scale-up experience with a small hands-on finance team.
• Ability to own projects end to end.
• Experience using technology or AI to improve a process.
• Operations experience alongside finance; familiarity with Xero, Slack or Zapier is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Month end with external bookkeepers and accountants, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Intercompany accounting with reconciliations and group recharges.
• Year end, VAT returns and tax efficiencies with external accountants/advisors.
• Accounts payable end to end, monthly payroll and statutory submissions (e.g., P11Ds).
• Finance systems and controls; roll out a new expense management system.
• Automated workflows and people operations, including onboarding, benefits and insurance renewals.

Skills

Project ownership

End-to-end ownership

Automation mindset

Proactive mindset

Finance ops experience

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA - part/full

Tools

Xero

Slack

Zapier

Job description

Finance & Operations Manager

Harmonic are partnering with a profitable, privately owned technology business to hire a Finance & Operations Manager. This is a hands-on role with real ownership, a supportive Director of Finance & Operations invested in your development, and genuine flexibility, with just one day a week in the office.

The Client

A profitable, privately owned technology business working in the sports and data space, built by a small, highly technical team. The business is self-funded and growing quickly, with headcount set to more than double this year, and finance and operations is now being built out to support that growth. The culture is relaxed and trusting: people are given ownership and left to manage their own schedules.

The Role

This is a hands-on Finance & Operations Manager role, owning the core back-office function day to day with external bookkeepers and accountants for support. It covers month-end, reconciliations, reporting, year-end, VAT, accounts payable and payroll, plus the operations side, including onboarding, benefits and insurance.

Why This Role

• Report directly to an experienced Director of Finance & Operations who is invested in your development and will give you real exposure to how the whole function runs
• Clear progression as the business scales, with scope to grow into FP&A and business partnering
• Freedom to modernise how things are done, starting with choosing and rolling out a new expense management system
• Broader experience across finance and operations, building a more commercial profile

What You Will Own

• Month end with the external bookkeepers and accountants, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting
• Intercompany accounting, including reconciliations and recharges across the group
• Year end, VAT returns and tax efficiencies, working with external accountants and advisors
• Accounts payable end to end, monthly payroll and statutory submissions such as P11Ds
• Finance systems and controls, starting with selecting and rolling out a new expense management system
• Automated workflows and people operations, including onboarding, benefits and insurance renewals

What We Are Looking For

• Part-qualified or fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Industry experience in a startup or scale-up, ideally in a small, hands-on finance team
• Comfortable owning projects end to end
• Real examples of using technology or AI to improve a process
• Operations experience alongside finance, and familiarity with Xero, Slack or Zapier, a plus

The Package

• Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 plus generous bonus.
• Location: London (1 day in office, 4 days WFH)
• Benefits: 10% matched pension, private healthcare, long-term illness insurance and gym membership
• Start Date: ASAP, open to notice periods

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.