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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial management, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting, while ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial processes. Proven ability to lead a finance team and improve financial systems through automation and technology integration.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)Management AccountingFinancial ReportingFinancial Process ImprovementTeam Management
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Hard Skills
P&L ReportingBalance Sheet ManagementCash Flow AnalysisBudgetingForecastingFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModellingGroup ReportingStatutory Accounts CoordinationFinancial Due Diligence
Soft Skills
Strong Organisational SkillsAttention to DetailIndependent WorkOwnership
Tools & Technologies
ExcelGoogle SheetsQuickBooksFinancial Automation ToolsAI Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
ACCACIMAACA
Industry Keywords
Financial ControlsComplianceHigh-Growth BusinessInternational BusinessFinancial Reporting Across Operations
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, reconciliations and month-end close
- Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning
- Maintain strong financial controls and accounting processes
- Coordinate statutory accounts, audits and compliance with external accountants
- Analyse revenue, gross margins, costs and profitability
- Monitor working capital, customer payments and supplier liabilities
- Provide financial analysis to support business decisions
- Identify financial risks, inefficiencies and opportunities to improve performance
- Coordinate financial reporting across UK, China, India and Portugal operations
- Work with local general managers and external accountants to ensure accurate reporting
- Support group consolidation, intercompany accounting and compliance requirements
- Manage and develop the existing finance team of two
- Improve finance processes, reporting accuracy and efficiency
- Identify opportunities to automate manual tasks using technology and AI
- Work with the technology team to improve financial systems and data integration
- Develop documented, scalable financial processes
- Report to the Financial Controller and work closely with the leadership team
Requirements
What you’ll need- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA), or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience as a Finance Manager, Management Accountant or Financial Controller
- Strong management accounting, balance sheet and cash flow experience
- Confident using Excel or Google Sheets and accounting software
- Experience improving financial processes and controls
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and take ownership
- Experience managing or supervising a small finance team (desirable)
- Experience in a high-growth or international business (desirable)
- Exposure to group reporting, audits or financial due diligence (desirable)
- Experience with QuickBooks, financial automation or AI tools (desirable)
- Commercial finance and financial modelling experience (desirable)
- Ability to work in the London office four days per week
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity to develop into a Head of Finance role as the business grows
- Meaningful responsibility for finance in a growing business
- Direct influence on business performance through close work with senior leadership
- Experience across an international, technology-led company
- Opportunity to modernise finance through automation and AI
