Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment has been engaged by a rapidly expanding e-commerce and consumer products business operating within the beauty and wellness sector to recruit a Finance Manager on a full-time, permanent basis. Offered on a fully remote basis, this opportunity provides excellent career progression, professional development and the chance to join a high-growth business at an exciting stage of its journey.
The Finance Manager will lead the finance function, run month-end processes, own the numbers end-to-end and build the reporting that the Founder and advisors rely on to make key business decisions. You will have the opportunity to present to the full C-suite, lead a growing finance team and play a key role in supporting the business through its next phase of growth. As the organisation continues to scale, there will be scope to shape the finance function and drive process improvements.
To be considered, candidates must be fully qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with previous experience in an e-commerce environment. Strong knowledge of Shopify, Xero and A2X is essential, alongside the ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth business.
The Opportunity
- Own the month end close end to end, delivering an accurate P&L and balance sheet, delivering a set of management accounts as part of the month end close
- Take full controllership of the ledger: COGS, product costing and inventory valuation, accruals, prepayments, VAT treatment and balance sheet integrity
- Design and embed standard operating procedures and internal controls across all financial record keeping, including balance sheet reviews
- Own group accounting and consolidation across the UK and US entities
- Manage intercompany transactions, eliminations and multi-currency translation
- Ensure financial reporting compliance under both GAAP and IFRS
- Produce the monthly management pack: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and variance analysis with clear commentary
- Provide inputs into strategic packs for the founder, advisors and external stakeholders
- Prepare payment runs for approval and manage the AP cycle
- Manage working capital and the cash conversion cycle, with particular focus on stock investment ahead of growth
- Prepare and file VAT returns
- Manage corporate tax filings and statutory reporting across both entities
- Lead, mentor and review the work of a young and growing team
- Shape the structure of the team as the business grows, including scoping and hiring future roles
Background and Experience
Essential
- Ecommerce accounting experience. You must have worked in or for a direct to consumer ecommerce business and understand how the numbers behave
- Expertise in A2X, Shopify and Xero is mandatory. Dext is preferred
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- At least 4-5 years of relevant experience, including full ownership of a month end close
- Multi entity, consolidation and multi currency accounting experience
- Working knowledge of GAAP and IFRS reporting requirements
- Advanced Excel skills
- Expert communicator and articulator
Desirable
- Experience taking a business through audit, or working closely with external auditors
- UK VAT and US sales tax experience across cross border ecommerce
- Familiarity with AI or automation tooling for anomaly detection and forecasting
- Experience building or rebuilding a finance function, or leading significant process improvement
- Experience with end-to-end processes, including record-to-report, and procure-to-pay (including product costing and inventory valuation)
Flexibility and Benefits
- Fully remote working
- Competitive salary and lucrative bonus package
- Career progression
Next Steps
If you are interested in taking the next step in your career or feel a change of environment or sector is your next path, this could be the ideal job opportunity for you! To apply please send a full CV. For a confidential discussion or more information, please reach out to Morgan McPherson at Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment on morgan.mcpherson@cooperparry.com. Only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered for this role as no sponsorship is available.