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[Expired] - Finance Manager

Company: Work.Life
Coworking Space: Work.Life Reading
Address: London, UK Work.Life, The White Building, 33 King's Road, RG1 3AR

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Finance Manager

London

So what are we looking for?… We need an experienced, ambitious Financial Controller to join our growing team.

The role will be pivotal to building on and developing a successful finance function at Work.Life, with exposure to and full operational ownership of all key finance processes. It is an opportunity to join a fast-paced rapidly growing business in an exciting industry and be a crucial leader in taking the brand to the next level.

Activities:

Oversee Day-to-day financial operations

Oversee external bookkeepers to complete day-to-day transactional accounting within the company, such as payroll and invoicing.

Manage Finance Assistant on accounts receivable to collect payments on time and on accounts payable to ensure payment runs on time

Manage cashflow appropriately

Manage Landlord relationships and landlord reporting required

Investor relations

Take ownership of debt schedules and bank/shareholder debt payments

Write monthly investor reports with Directors.

Reporting

Review financial data and prepare monthly and annual management reports

Liaise with accountants to ensure all statutory requirements are met for the company in preparation of the year end accounts

Budgeting & forecasting. Set semi-annual budgets with the team.

Track actual cash flow movements against budgeted cash flow movements and highlight any issues on a timely basis

Track the company’s financial status and performance against key indicators to identify areas for potential improvement

Business partnering

Meet with managers of each location on a monthly basis as part of month-end sign off and biweekly to support them in the financial management of their businesses.

Financial processes

Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes. Look for ways to continuously improve financial processes and controls.

Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company

Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation.

Outcomes

Your key objectives for the first 6 months in the role will be:

Develop a full understanding of existing financial processes in the business

Work to improve and further develop our month end process to ensure it is accurate and efficient.

Ensure the required controls are in place to keep budget owners working towards their agreed budgets

Help to drive cost efficiencies through the business, working with our operations team to reduce overheads

Develop good relationships with the rest of the business and become a trusted support mechanism for our managers in the business

Work with your Finance Assistant to build a strong finance function and to ensure transactional accounting is accurate and simple.

Competencies

Meticulous with an eye for detail. You look out for the small details.

Ability to think outside the box. You always strive for improvement and better ways of doing things. You can solve complex problems are not satisfied with mediocre.

Ability and drive to work independently to deliver results with a strong work ethic. You are self-motivated do not need hand holding on a day to day basis.

Ability to stick to timelines and processes. You can multitask well and get things done.

Ability to collaborate and work in a fast-paced environment, adapting to rapid change.

Ability to build strong internal relationships and manage departments internally. This is a sociable role, our finance team works with our business, not independently

Fun-loving, confident, glass half full character. You like people!

Location

You will base yourself at one of our London space. The role will also involve travel across our London spaces and further afield as the business grows. We are opening our first northern space in Manchester in November.