Hybrid Finance Manager – Multicurrency & Tax Focus

La Coqueta; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

La Coqueta is a premium Spanish-inspired children's wear brand based in London. We are seeking a Finance Manager to own month-end and run our finance operation across UK and US entities in a hybrid setup at Westbourne Park.

You will lead a small finance team, manage intercompany consolidations, payroll, tax returns, and statutory accounts, while driving process improvements with new software and AI tools.

Qualifications

• A qualified or strong part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Hands-on month-end ownership, ideally in a multi-entity, multi-currency business.
• Some understanding of UK and US tax.
• Confident with Xero and Excel.
• Detail-oriented with judgement to focus on what matters.
• Experience leading or supporting a small team.
• Retail, e-commerce or consumer brand experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts for UK, US entities, including intercompany consolidations.
• Prepare board pack numbers, channel and store P&Ls, and rolling cash forecast.
• Reconcile balance sheet monthly, including stock and intercompany.
• Oversee weekly multi-currency cash flow, payments and hedging drawdowns.
• Review and approve UK and US payroll.
• Ensure UK, US and European sales tax returns are accurate and filed on time, monitor US sales tax nexus.
• Prepare statutory accounts packs and work with external advisers and auditors.
• Improve and automate processes using new software and AI tools.

Skills

Team leadership

Multi-entity accounting

Multi-currency

Retail/e-commerce experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or strong part-qualified

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

La Coqueta is a premium Spanish-inspired children's wear brand based in London. We are seeking a Finance Manager to own month-end and run our finance operation across UK and US entities in a hybrid setup at Westbourne Park.

You will lead a small finance team, manage intercompany consolidations, payroll, tax returns, and statutory accounts, while driving process improvements with new software and AI tools.