Finance Manager

Hays are partnering exclusively with a group of consciously minded lifestyle brands committed to nourishing and nurturing people and the plant based in the heart of the Cotswolds. From its foundations offering sustainable body care, skincare, clothing and home, my client has grown into a wellbeing brand offering beautiful, effective, and ethical products in stores and across its range of spas. Today, the business consists of 3 retail stores and a website, 2 spas, a private members club and an international wholesale business.

About The Role

This is a key role in supporting the growth of the business, with full responsibility for delivering monthly management accounts to include P&L, balance sheet and cashflow. The role involves full end-to-end ownership of the management accounts process, ensuring underlying controls and processes are observed, with finance ledgers appropriately maintained and will require regular interaction with the senior management to present and review business performance and drive enhanced profitability. You will partner with senior stakeholders across the business and play a key role in driving the business forward.

Responsibilities

• As Management Accountant, the role will be the key Finance point of contact for the MD and the Operational Business unit owners, providing support and challenge on business performance
• Preparation and presentation of monthly management accounts and preparation of Exec reporting pack
• Ownership of the accounting ledger, ensuring processes and controls are followed and maintaining a regular cycle of balance sheet reconciliations. To include responsibility for the annual audit process.
• Manage planning, forecasting and budget processes.
  
  

Skills You Will Bring

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with a strong academic record
• Experience in "owning" the monthly management accounts process and ensuring accounting ledgers are maintained and ready for external audit
• Experience delivering budgets/forecasts and the process of achieving stakeholder buy-in
• Great communication skills; able to get clear, simple & impactful messages across to non-financial users
• Strong relationship builder; able to provide challenge & support in equal measure
• Experience in a similar retail /wholesale/e-commerce business
• Self-confident & tenacious; strong influencing skill
• Proactive and positive, able to remove barriers to get the job done
• Detail-oriented but can see the bigger picture
  
  

Perks And Benefits

• Discounts: We offer a range of discounts on our products, treatments, and dining experiences from day 1.
• Volunteering Days: Employees are offered one paid day per year to volunteer with a charity of their choice.
• Private Medical: We offer subsidised private medical insurance through Bupa.
• Pension Scheme: Pay up to 9% of your salary into your pension each month; we contribute up to 4.5%.
• Life Assurance: We offer life assurance cover, equivalent of up to a year of your annual salary.
• Mental Health Support: Our Employee Assistance Programme provides 24-hour support, seven days a week.

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