Head of Finance

Your role in the JoJo story…
The Head of Finance plays a central role in leading the day-to-day financial operations of JoJo Maman Bébé, ensuring the finance function delivers accurate reporting, robust control and commercial insight that supports business performance and growth.

Reporting to the CFO, the Head of Finance will oversee both core finance (financial reporting, control, audit and cash management) and commercial finance (budgeting, forecasting and business partnering). The role will act as the key interface between Finance and the wider business providing high-quality analysis and challenge to drive informed decision-making.

This is a pivotal role in a multi-channel retail business under private equity ownership, requiring both strong technical leadership and commercial acumen.

A peek into your daily adventures
Financial Leadership & Control

• Lead the day-to-day running of the finance function, managing both the Finance Manager and Commercial Finance Manager.
• Ensure delivery of accurate, timely monthly management accounts, cashflow forecasts and statutory reporting.
• Oversee audit, tax and compliance requirements, maintaining a robust financial control environment.
• Manage and continuously improve systems, processes and reporting tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Support the CFO in managing external relationships (auditors, banks, investors).

Commercial Finance & Business Partnering

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes across channels and functions.
• Partner with Trading, Marketing and Operations to deliver actionable financial insight on sales, margin and profitability.
• Drive financial analysis to support pricing, promotions and product investment decisions.
• Support the CFO in preparation of monthly Board packs, focusing on performance commentary, variance analysis and commercial insight.

Strategic Support

• Contribute to the financial planning cycle, supporting medium-term plans and scenario modelling.
• Provide financial input into key strategic initiatives (e.g. logistics optimisation, systems projects, store portfolio decisions).
• Assist the CFO with investor reporting and analysis, ensuring alignment with shareholder expectations.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, develop and mentor the finance team, ensuring clear accountability, collaboration and professional growth.
• Foster a strong performance culture within finance; accurate, insightful, and responsive.
• Build cross-functional relationships and promote finance as a true business partner to all departments.

Ad hoc

• Insurance
• Tax

Skills That Make You Shine

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with proven post-qualification experience in a senior finance leadership role.
• Strong technical accounting background with experience of audit and statutory reporting.
• Proven track record in multi-channel retail or consumer business environments.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Excellent business partnering ability — confident engaging with senior commercial and operational stakeholders.
• Experience within a private equity-backed or investor-led environment desirable.
• Systems awareness (ERP/reporting tools) and process improvement mindset.
• Commercially astute and analytically rigorous.
• Confident leader and team developer, able to motivate and stretch others.
• Strong communicator; clear, concise and credible across all levels of the organisation.
• Hands-on and adaptable; thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Pragmatic, delivery-focused and comfortable balancing detail with big-picture thinking.

Just to give you a taste of our culture, we'll be looking for you to:

• Be a brand ambassador, safeguarding our values and ethos.
• Demonstrate honesty and respect in every interaction.
• Foster collaboration and open, active listening
• Take ownership of all aspects of the role.
• Be an effective problem solver.

Perks And Benefits

• Choose your Working hours; Fulltime 37.5hrs or Part time 32hrs
• Hybrid working (up to 3 days in our London office per week)
• Flexible start and finish time - office core hours are between 10:00 and 16:30
• Extra day of annual leave for each year you're with us, up to 38 days.
• Is it your birthday? Take it off and celebrate
• Want to increase your holiday allowance? Holiday buying scheme.
• Let's celebrate JoJo doing well – non-contractual bonus scheme.
• Helping plan for the future - enhanced pension scheme.
• Get on the move - cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing app - pay yourself 40% of your earned wages whenever you want.
• Saving scheme with Smart Money Cymru – You do not need to live in Wales
• Enhanced family leave.
• Flexible work options.
• Enjoy fabulous social events.
• Saying thank you – employee recognition programme.
• Give back with volunteer days to support our communities.
• Prioritise your well-being with our Health and Wellbeing hub.
• Specsavers voucher – Get a free sight test and contribution towards glasses (T & C's) apply.
• We love our products Get 40% off JoJo branded lines.
• Embrace an "It's up to you" learning environment with ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Your furry friend doesn't have to stay at home – our offices are dog friendly for friendly pooches.

Want to know more about JoJo?
We make happy and helpful clothes and products that let children be children – in all their silly, messy, adventurous, noisy, imaginative joy. But we're not just about selling products; we're about creating a warm, community-centric environment for our employees and our customers. From over 50 locations across the UK and Ireland and a thriving e-commerce platform, we offer a meticulously designed collection of children's clothing, toys, and essentials designed with love and care: always with children at the forefront of our minds.

As a B Corp, our commitment goes beyond commerce, we strive for a sustainable future and take pride in our responsibilities to the planet and our communities. At JoJo, every role, every task and every day is an opportunity to support, inspire and contribute to the well-being of our teams and our customers.

We embrace and openly welcome people from different cultures, perspectives, and experiences to create a diverse and enriched environment. We work hard to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people, regardless of background to make sure we grow our company sustainably and with different cultural influences. By encouraging a diverse and inclusive workforce, we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.