Head of Finance

5 months ago

Elstree, United Kingdom Gailarde Full time

About Gailarde

Gailarde is a family run business which was established in 1979 as a wholesale supplier of têxtiles. In recent years we have expanded into the wholesale provision of homeware and soft furnishings and launched various retail e-commerce businesses. Whilst the last few years has seen a period of significant growth, we are still very much a family run business and continue to hold the core values which have allowed us to prosper. As a result, Gailarde is an enjoyable place to work with a new challenge every day.

Tasks

About the Role - Head of Finance

The role will be responsible for managing and developing the finance function and will play a key role in assisting Gailarde’s transition mentioned above. The role will have a significant amount of responsibility and will report into the Managing Director, managing a team of 2-3.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the sourcing, implementation and roll out of a new accounting software.
- Preparation of monthly management accounts.
- Forecasting / Budgets -build and run the budget process.
- Business partnering and commercial arrangements - building strong relationships with other parts of the business.
- Banking relationship - be the primary contact for banking relationships.
- Weekly bank reconciliations
- Control environment - including ensuring process for spend approvals is managed and adhered to (as well as expense policies)
- Take ownership for the finance infrastructure, ensuring all processes and controls are scalable and automate where possible.
- Manage relationship with external payroll company
- Manage relationship with our accountancy firm and liaise with them on year-end audit.
- Responsible for regulatory compliance e.g. VAT returns
- Overall responsibility for the general ledger, revenue & receivables to payables cycles.
- Establish and maintain accurate and appropriate records to ensure data integrity.
- Managing and developing a team of 2 - 3

**Requirements**:
✨ About You

What we’re looking for
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures with hands on experience of using accounting software.
- Transactional finance management including invoicing and Credit Control responsibilities.
- Demonstrate SME/start-up experience with a background in process and controls implementation.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Excellent financial modelling and Excel skills.
- Qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA

**Benefits**:
At Gailarde, we believe in building an environment for all team members to flourish in. This means having good work-life balance policies in place to help create room for everyone to use their time as effectively as possible while still hitting big goals together as a business.
- Location: This is a hybrid position. Our office is located in Elstree, Borehamwood with connections to the Thameslink, Northern line and plenty of parking spaces. The office is equipped with hotdesks and always available to work from when needed.
- Our team: We’re an energetic, sociable and talented bunch who are super passionate about what we do and determined to make a difference. We’re all in it together and we learn from each other.

**Salary Range**: As this is a vital role in shaping the future of our business we are flexible based on experience.

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