Group Finance Manager: AI-Driven Global Growth

Zachary Daniels; West End; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus: 10%

4 days in office

Career progression to Head of Finance

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is partnering with a rapidly growing international consumer business to recruit a Group Finance Manager in Central London. You will own financial controls, consolidation across multiple entities, and international reporting, reporting to the Finance Director, with a clear path to finance leadership.

You will work on cash forecasting, stock accounting, budgeting, and the application of AI and automation in finance, with a 4-day in-office pattern and a bonus of 10% on top of

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with strong technical foundations
• Experience in consumer/retail/stock-based business
• Multi-entity/international exposure
• Strong systems and process-improvement capability
• Interest in AI, automation in finance

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial controls and preparation for the group's first statutory audit
• Handle multi-entity consolidation and international reporting
• Manage UK/US/European tax and compliance with external advisers
• Lead cashflow forecasting, treasury and cash management
• Oversight of stock accounting, SKU reporting and COGS visibility
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and channel profitability
• Improve finance systems, data flows and processes
• Apply automation and AI/LLMs within finance
• Provide commercial analysis across retail, wholesale, marketplaces and D2C

Skills

Financial controls

Audit experience

Multi-entity reporting

Systems improvement

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Automation tools

AI in finance

Job description

Zachary Daniels is partnering with a rapidly growing international consumer business to recruit a Group Finance Manager in Central London. You will own financial controls, consolidation across multiple entities, and international reporting, reporting to the Finance Director, with a clear path to finance leadership.

You will work on cash forecasting, stock accounting, budgeting, and the application of AI and automation in finance, with a 4-day in-office pattern and a bonus of 10% on top of