Company Finance Manager / Management Accountant

Freelance · Based around Stockport and Greater Manchester · Competitive, discussed at interview

One of our partners is looking for a finance lead to run the books, produce the management accounts and keep an eye on cash. It's a young business, so you'll set up as much as you run.

The job

You'll look after the day-to-day finances of the company and give the people running it numbers they can use. That means keeping the books right, getting management accounts out on time, and telling people what the figures actually mean. Yes, you'll sometimes be the person asking where a receipt went.

What you'll do

Run the monthly close and get management accounts out on time, with a short note on what changed and why.
Work with the business unit lead to report results to the shareholders and the board.
Keep the books straight: bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, the lot, so the records are always audit-ready.
Build the budget and the cash flow forecast, then update them when reality disagrees.
Pay suppliers, process expenses and chase whatever the company is owed.
VAT, payroll and statutory filings, with the company's accountants and tax advisers.
Watch the numbers a digital business lives on: the cost of winning a customer, margins, payment fees and refunds.
Pull together information for banks, payment providers and investors when they ask for it.

You are

A qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar), or someone with the experience to match.
Comfortable in Xero, QuickBooks or something like them, and strong in spreadsheets.
Keen to build your own dashboards and interactive reports. AI means we can do a lot more than send spreadsheets around.
Used to start-ups and online consumer businesses. E-commerce, subscriptions, gaming or payments helps.
Familiar with multi-currency accounting and payment processors. Most transactions will be international.
Curious about the brand's strategy and where the growth comes from.
Good at explaining numbers to people who aren't accountants.
Careful, organised and not bothered by chasing.
Fine with little supervision.

Probably not for you

If you'd want a large team around you, or you'd rather not get involved in the small stuff. Also not for you if you think Refining at Lumon Industries looks like a good day out.

Averion is a consultancy and is helping the brand with this hire.

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