Wholesale Finance Manager

Reiss Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in London seeks a Wholesale Finance Manager to oversee credit control and financial reporting for its wholesale and clearance businesses. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong reporting skills and advanced Excel proficiency. This role offers a competitive salary, company bonus, and various employee benefits, including an employee discount and health support plans.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company bonus

Up to 65% employee discount

Aviva DigiCare+ wellbeing services

Medicash health support plan

Workplace pension contributions

Enhanced parental leave policies

Electric Vehicle scheme

Cycle to Work programme

Season ticket travel loan

Qualifications

• Strong financial reporting skills required.
• Operational experience in a product or retail environment is ideal.
• Advanced Excel skills are necessary for managing complex datasets.

Responsibilities

• Own the global wholesale and clearance P&L, producing monthly sales and margin analysis.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for wholesale and clearance.
• Manage the receivables ledger ensuring timely payments.

Skills

Strong financial reporting skills

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent stakeholder management

Operational experience

Leadership skills

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant

Tools

Business Central

Job description

What’s the role about?

We’re looking for a Wholesale Finance Manager to join our Finance team, taking ownership of credit control and managing relationships with partners and insurers. Reporting into the Group Financial Controller, this role is key to supporting our global wholesale merchandise team by delivering accurate financial reporting for both wholesale and clearance businesses, whilst managing a Wholesale Finance Assistant to make sure finance deadlines and responsibilities are consistently met.

Who you are

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong financial reporting skills.
• Proven operational experience, ideally within a product or retail environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and confident handling complex datasets and reconciliations.
• Business Central experience is desirable, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and confident in working cross-functionally across finance, merchandising, logistics, and commercial teams.
• A hands-on and proactive leader who enjoys developing and nurturing junior team members.

What you’ll be doing

• Own the global wholesale and clearance P&L, producing monthly sales and margin analysis with partner-level insights and commentary for the exec pack.
• Lead on budgeting and forecasting for wholesale and clearance, partnering with the FP&A team and commercial stakeholders.
• Oversee the reconciliation of sales, dispatches, and cost of sales, resolving discrepancies with merchandising, logistics, and IT.
• Ensure all clearance and wholesale invoices are correctly raised, posted, and matched across systems, with accurate month-end reporting.
• Manage the receivables ledger, ensuring payments are received on time, accounts are reconciled, and remittances and statements are sent promptly.
• Monitor customer credit limits, liaise with insurers, and maintain strong relationships with wholesale and clearance partners.
• Provide financial onboarding support and analysis for new wholesale opportunities and partner launches.
• Manage and develop a Wholesale Finance Assistant, supporting their day-to-day responsibilities and long-term growth.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company bonus.
• Up to 65% employee discount.
• Access to exclusive sample sales.
• Aviva DigiCare+ wellbeing services.
• Medicash health support plan.
• Workplace pension contributions.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
• Cycle to Work programme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• Plus further workplace benefits.

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