Chief Financial Officer

2 days ago

Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Aila Recruitment Full time
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We are seeking an ambitious and driven Qualified Accountant to join our fast-growing Consumer Goods brand as Head of Finance. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our business and help drive our growth plans.

About the Company:
  • We are a rapidly expanding FMCG brand that has launched in major retailers this year, with more planned in 2025.
  • We have a fast-paced, collaborative, and remote-first culture.
The Role:

As Head of Finance, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day finance operations and providing financial insights and guidance to drive business growth and profitability. You will work closely with the CFO and other senior stakeholders to improve financial performance, inform key business decisions, and optimise operational efficiency and strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with the Head of Growth, Head of Sales, and Head of Operations to gain a deep understanding of our channels.
  • Support with pricing strategies and promotional planning.
  • Provide analysis and insights on sales channel performance to drive revenue, profitability, and efficiencies.
  • Support the business in evaluating new opportunities.
  • Ownership of the planning/budgeting/forecasting process, ensuring financial impacts of channel activities are understood.
  • Manage and update the cash flow forecast.
  • Develop and maintain the financial models.
  • Lead the preparation of the month-end management accounts process, identifying variances to budget and forecast, understanding the underlying drivers along with supporting commentary and actionable insights.
  • Prepare and review monthly accruals, prepayments, FAR, and similar accounting entries.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations.
The Ideal Candidate:
  • Qualified Commercial Accountant with 2-3 years' post-qualification experience.
  • Previous experience in a product/stock-based business is essential, ideally from a consumer goods business.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a commercially curious mindset.
  • Demonstrable business partnering experience with the ability to effectively communicate with non-finance business partners.
  • Strong understanding of data analysis and the ability to interpret data and its impact.
  • Commercial with the ability to present complex financial information concisely.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modelling skills.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, prioritising multiple projects and deadlines.
The Package & Benefits:
  • Salary: £75,000 - £85,000.
  • Up to 10% performance-based bonus.
  • Remote-first working culture (1 day in the office).
  • EMI Share options.
  • Opportunity for career progression in a rapidly expanding and funded consumer goods brand.

We want to hear from you if you're excited about this opportunity and believe you have what it takes to excel in this role. Apply now for further information.

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