Job Description
About the company
We are a young and dynamic beauty company operating primarily in the E-commerce space. Our company is inspired by healthy living and we create products that are enhanced with nutrition derived from natural ingredients. Our philosophy is that nutrition is as equally essential for your skin as it is for your body. We are a global team operating in the UK and North America and are passionate about creating colourful, fun, and cruelty-free cosmetics.
About the role
As Finance Controller, reporting to our Founder and CEO, your role has three streams to support and unblock our growth potential:
1. Working closely with Ning, our founder and CEO, on elevating and continuously improving The Beauty Crop’s strategy, supporting all functions to build the necessary foundations to deliver our 3-year objective of delivering +£70m, profitable revenue from £20m, profitable 2024 run rate.
2. Own and lead the finance function, overseeing the company’s financial planning and accounting operations. In this position, you will not only be commercially aware and provide advice on the best path of growth for the business but you’ll be ‘training to be’ or ‘just qualified’ as a Chartered Accountant.
3. In the short to medium term, lead and enhance our Operations, Technology & People functions until newly hired Controllers / Directors take over these areas in the next 18 - 36 months.
For the right candidate, there’s scope to retain leadership of these functions and progress to CFO / COO role if you and the business hit their objectives over the next 2-3 years. It would be ‘yours to lose’.
Roles & Responsibilities
Strategic Support - estimate 10% of time:
Support CEO to codify and continuously improve our strategy to deliver:
* +£20m in ‘25, +£25m in ‘26, +£45m in ‘27 - with >15% EBITDA
* Employee NPS >8
* Customer NPS >8
Finance - estimate 60% of time:
* Establishing targets, developing budgets, and performing financial analysis.
* Technical financial projects to deliver liaising closely with our CEO and SLT on setting the near, medium, and long-term strategic vision of the business and setting short, medium and long-term goals for scalable growth alongside our executive team to increase revenues and profits.
* Oversee the financial strategic planning of the company by evaluating its performance and potential risks.
* Perform regular financial analysis.
* Manage all aspects of corporate governance & compliance including business/employers insurance, GDPR, and regular/ad hoc legislative requirements.
* Develop budgets that meet the requirements of company departments.
* Establish targets and manage all accounting and finance employees including management accountants and internal auditors.
* Supervise all audit and internal control processes.
* Prepare detailed reports on the company’s financial performance.
* Recognize patterns in company spending, revenue, and recommend solutions to any problem areas.
* Coordinate with external financial entities on behalf of the company.
* Maintain relationships with banks and financial institutions to ensure working capital funding and/or FX rates are efficient.
* Maintain relationships with insurance providers, ensuring the business is fully covered according to the details of the contract.
* Leading all financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management, reporting against forecasts and responding proactively.
* Ensuring compliance with, and accurate reporting of taxes including PAYE/NIC, VAT, Corporation Tax, Global Sales Taxes, Customs & Duties & Laws.
* Management of all commercial IP such as trademarks.
* Full management of key operational third-party contracts including but not limited to IT & ERP.
About you
* Training for/recently qualified ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience in senior Financial Management ideally in the eCommerce/Retail or Manufacturing Industries.
* Experienced at working at Board/C Suite level.
* In-depth knowledge of accounting software, corporate principles, and financial analysis.
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