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SalaryFantastic opportunity for a super-switched on candidate with practical accounts & financial leadership experience to join an inspirational Interior Design Studio & retail business celebrating 10 years.
We are currently seeking a dynamic and experienced SME Finance Manager to join our team. You will form part of the senior management team, working alongside our Directors, Consultants and Bookkeeper to oversee the financial processes / reporting & management for the business operating UK wide and overseas.
If you are ready to come and help shape our next 10 years and beyond, we’d love to hear from you.
Role Info:
Finance Manager
London, SW1H Studio Based 3 Days Per Week / Home Working
Competitive Market Salary
Both Full Time and Part Time Considered (4 days per week)
Culture: Positive, Professional and Personal
Company: Luxury Interior Architecture Design Studio & Retail (UK & Overseas)
Awards: Elle Decor UK Interior Designer of the Year 2021, House & Garden Designer of the Year 2021, Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Shortlisters 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Your Background / Skills: Practical Accounts, Accounting, Foreign Transactions, Local Tax & Accounting Planning & Management. Procurement. Movement of good. Excellent Communication. Fanatical Attention to Detail. Time Management Skills
People like us: 172K followers on Instagram
About us:
We are a London-based Interior Design Studio, founded by Sophie Ashby in 2014. We are a dynamic team of eighteen, working across residential and commercial Interior Design projects globally. We pride ourselves on our positive, professional and personal approach in all that we do. We work efficiently and collaboratively to bring integrity and soul to interiors.
Our mission is to create habitable spaces with identity. Whether it’s a home, a restaurant, a hotel or a commercial development, we apply the same creative approach that starts with envisioning the lives of the people who will inhabit it. We aim to bring authenticity to each project, not only in the selection of furniture, lighting, and art, but in its use of natural materials and textures.
In 2020 we luanced our “Part shop, part playground”, our home at The Blewcoat School in St James’ showcases our evolving collection of art, furniture, and homeware, available to purchase.
The Opportunity:
You will work alongside other members of the Senior Management Team, our Bookkeeper and our external accountancy firms on a day-to-day basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business and gain a broad set of experiences across budgeting, forecasting, management accounting, team management and statutory reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
+ Overseeing financial running of projects
+ Overseeing projects for new overseas territories and active projects
+ Budgeting and forecasting
+ Financial reporting
+ Improving financial processes
About you:
Technical
+ Solid accounting background at Finance Manager / Financial Controller level
+ Practical accounts experience (purchase, sales and nominal ledger)
+ Procurement / Supply Chain / Product Inventory financial experience
+ Proficiency and experience in Accountancy software (eg. Sage, Xero, Quickbooks etc) and Microsoft Excel/Word
+ Experience with accounting & tax requirements for overseas transactions
+ Comfortable working with multiple currencies
+ Strategy & detail focused
Cultural
+ Great communication and presentation skills - verbal and written. Fluent in spoken and written English
+ Have working experience within entrepreneurial environments
+ Be willing to work at least four days a week, three of which would be from our London studio
+ Have an energetic and positive attitude
+ Be a great communicator who can compel the company to follow policies and listen to feedback
+ Be a highly organised person with excellent time management skills
+ Be a confident, loyal, and trustworthy person
+ Be someone who cares about attention to detail AND has awareness of the bigger picture
+ A background in luxury furniture, fashion or the creative industries would be ideal
+ You’re an around nice human.
Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Leadership Team.
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