Finance Manager

Finance Manager | Values-Led Design Scaleup | London

Harmonic are proud to have been retained by a disruptive design business in their search for a Finance Manager who will partner with the Founders to scale the business from £10m to £30m turnover. This role is well suited to a highly skilled individual who thrives in a fast-growth, dynamic environment, and is looking for clear progression to the Head of Finance level.

The Client

This role has been newly created in response to their continued growth. With a reporting line into the Founders and the Fractional CFO, this role joins a scaleup which has experienced year-on-year growth, seeing turnover exceed £10m while maintaining a close-knit team of 25.

As a result, there is a genuine opportunity for a Finance Manager to make their mark on their next phase of growth. This position will oversee expansion into international markets, scale the finance function, improve processes, and support strategic decisions that drive profitability and growth.

The nature of our clients revenue streams are diverse, with a focus on sustainability sourced and elegantly designed products, paired with a design service element. Our ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of process improvement and automation, navigating a high growth environment, building and managing a finance team, and partnering with senior leadership.

The Role

This Finance Manager role has a clear progression route to the Head of Finance level as the business continues to scale. This role will be strategically influential - partnering with the directors to provide financial insight, developing financial models, analyse profitability, improve systems and processes, and increase financial visibility.

We're ideally looking for an ambitious, analytical finance professional with experience managing a finance team in a scaling environment. The team has a strong passion for sustainability, design, and fast-paced scaleup environments. In this role, you'll be an integral part of their ongoing growth journey and help to frame this next phase of development.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts
• Partner with the Founders and senior leadership team to provide strategic financial insight
• Drive process automation and improve efficiency across finance and operations
• Built, mentor, and develop a small but high-performing finance team
• Analyse product profitability, pricing strategies, and cost management
• Oversee all financial operations including accounts payable, billing, cash flow forecasting, and budgeting
• Produce monthly and quarterly financial statements
• Manage and liaise with external advisers on VAT for international transactions
• Lead the annual accounts production process and liaise with external auditors
• Ensure effective management of the company's cash balances

What our client needs to see (essential):

• Qualified / Part Qualified / Finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, QBE considered)
• Experience in a slim finance team
• Experience in a fast-growth, SME environment
• Excellent communication skills, especially with senior leadership and non-finance stakeholders

What we'd like to see (non-essential):

• Experience in advertising, agency, marketing, architecture, creative, design services, retail, ecommerce, consumer, FMCG, manufacturing, furniture, interiors, product, design services
• Experience with international operations or multi-entity structures
• Experience with WIP accounting
• Systems savvy with exposure to Xero
• Strong passion for design and sustainability

Location:
London

Salary:
£55,000 - £65,000

Start Date:
Flexible

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.

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