Position: Finance Manager
Salary: GBP 50K-60K
Location: London (Hybrid working)
Key Responsibilities
Financial Oversight & Compliance
- Supervise daily financial operations and ensure compliance with internal policies and accounting standards
- Prepare financial reports for external governmental stakeholders
- Develop and maintain financial analysis tools to support strategic planning
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- Support the Finance Director in coordinating the annual audit
- Promote awareness of financial regulations and compliance across the organisation
Reporting & Financial Administration
- Prepare quarterly financial statements and ad hoc reports for senior leadership and governance committees
- Manage general ledger entries and ensure accurate revenue recognition
- Oversee invoicing and periodic account closures (monthly, quarterly, annual)
- Conduct balance sheet reconciliations, including bank accounts and daily sales
- Liaise with external auditors and provide required documentation during audits
- Monitor cash flow and foreign exchange movements
- Review inventory reconciliations and year-end adjustments
- Assist in updating internal control policies and procedures
- Provide financial guidance to non-finance departments
- Oversee tax administration in collaboration with external consultants
- Line manage two finance team members
Budgeting & Procurement
- Supervise procurement processes and manage purchase order systems
- Prepare annual budgets and forecasts
- Collaborate with internal budget holders to ensure financial alignment
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in financial operations
- Strong knowledge of UK GAAP
- Advanced Excel skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Experience in team management
- Proven ability to implement financial systems and procedures
- Experience working in cross-cultural environments
- High attention to detail
- Commitment to organisational values such as hospitality, integrity, openness, and shared purpose
Desirable
- Knowledge of UK tax regulations
- Experience with ERP systems such as Xero
- Japanese language skills (advantageous for reporting)
- Experience working with Japanese organisations or government-funded entities
- Audit experience
Work Environment
- Hybrid working model combining office-based and remote work, depending on business needs
- Some duties may be performed in public-facing areas
- Office located in central London; occasional off-site work may be required
- Standard working hours: 7 hours per day, 5 days per week, with core hours from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM