Financial Director

7 days ago


Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Aila Recruitment | Certified B Corporation® Full time £75,000 - £80,000
Head of Finance Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and ambitious Qualified Accountant to join our client partner as their first permanent Head of Finance. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-growing scale-up Consumer Goods brand.

About the Role:

  • Manage the day-to-day finance operations and provide financial insights and guidance to drive business growth and profitability.
  • Work closely with the CFO and other senior stakeholders to improve financial performance, inform key business decisions, and optimise operational efficiency and strategic initiatives.
  • Support with pricing strategies and promotional planning.
  • Provide analysis and insights on sales channel performance to drive revenue, profitability, and efficiencies.
  • Ownership of the planning/budgeting/forecasting process, ensuring financial impacts of channel activities are understood.
  • 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.

About You:

  • Qualified Commercial Accountant with 2-3 years' post-qualification experience.
  • Previous experience in a product/stock-based business is essential (preferably a consumer brand).
  • 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.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, prioritising multiple projects and deadlines.

What We Offer:

  • 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. Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business dedicated to providing the best jobs to the best people. We operate as an extended arm of our client's business and a career coach for our candidates' ongoing development.


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