Senior Finance Manager

Lt Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Lt Talent in North London is seeking a Finance Manager / Senior Management Accountant who thrives on hands-on work and owning the numbers within a fast-growing beauty and personal care brand.

You will manage monthly close, P&L, balance sheet, cashflow and working capital, while overseeing stock, inventory and manufacturing accounting and driving profitability improvements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Sage 50 Accounts experience essential.
• Hands-on experience with Import VAT / PVA / C79.
• Strong experience producing full monthly management accounts.
• Proven ownership of the month-end close.
• Experience in stock / inventory / product-led business.
• Strong understanding of COGS, gross margin and product profitability.
• Comfortable operating across both financial control and operational finance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and own monthly management accounts and month-end close.
• Produce P&L, balance sheet, cashflow and variance analyses.
• Oversee stock, inventory, COGS and gross-margin accounting.
• Handle product costing, manufacturing costs and BOM costing.
• Reconcile Amazon, TikTok Shop and other e-commerce channels.
• Forecast cashflow and manage working capital.
• Oversee UK/international VAT, including Import VAT, PVA and C79.
• Coordinate intercompany accounting across international entities.
• Oversee payroll reconciliations and related processes.
• Develop budgets, forecasts and scenario planning.
• Drive improvements in finance, stock, inventory and manufacturing processes.
• Conduct commercial analyses around pricing, margin, cost control and profitability.

Skills

Management accounting

Month-end close

Financial control

Commercial analysis

Tools

Sage 50 Accounts

Job description

Location: North London | 4 days on site | 1 WFH

Type: Permanent | Full-time

Salary: Up to £80,000 DOE

***ESSENTIAL - Hands-on Sage 50 Accounts & stock, inventory or manufacturing accounting experience***

This role is perfect for:

• Exceptional Finance Manager / Senior Management Accountant ready to step up take broader ownership; or
• Senior Finance Manager / Financial Controller who still enjoys being hands-on

We’re working with a founder-led and fast-growing beauty and personal care brand that manufactures it's own products.

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to sit above the numbers.

What you’ll own:

• Full monthly management accounts and month-end close
• P&L, balance sheet, cashflow and variance analysis
• Stock, inventory, COGS and gross-margin accounting
• Product costing, manufacturing costs and BOM costing
• Reconciliation of Amazon, TikTok Shop and other e-commerce channels
• Cashflow forecasting and working capital management
• UK and international VAT, including hands-on Import VAT, PVA and C79
• Intercompany accounting across multiple international entities
• Payroll oversight and reconciliations
• Budgets, forecasts and scenario planning
• Improving finance, stock, inventory and manufacturing processes
• Commercial analysis around pricing, margin, cost control and profitability

What we’re looking for:

• Strong hands-on Sage 50 Accounts experience - essential
• Hands-on experience with Import VAT / PVA / C79
• Strong experience producing full monthly management accounts
• Proven ownership of the month-end close
• Experience in a stock / inventory / product-led business
• Strong understanding of COGS, gross margin and product profitability
• Comfortable operating across both financial control and operational finance

Interested?

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We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicity, genders, ages, sexual orientations, religions, and abilities.