Finance Lead

Finance Lead

Downey Osborne is pleased to support a fast‑growing and ambitious company in appointing a Finance Lead. This senior leadership position plays a key part in directing the financial strategy of a scaling operation with a global customer base and bold growth ambitions.

Competitive salary and benefits

• A fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with at least three years' post‑qualification experience
• Proven experience in a senior finance position within a commercially driven environment
• Comfortable working in a growth‑focused setting where financial strategy, commercial insight, and operational oversight are all essential.
• Strong analytics, with the ability to translate data into insight that drives performance
• Adept at influencing senior leaders and collaborating effectively across commercial, marketing, and operational teams.

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and full P&L ownership for the business
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, including board packs and investor-level insight
• Strengthen financial controls, processes, and systems across all functions
• Oversee compliance, tax obligations, audits, and external reporting requirements
• Partner closely with senior leadership to guide profitable growth across retail, online, and wholesale channels
• Lead pricing, margin management, and commercial KPI reporting
• Build financial models and evaluate new business cases, product launches, and expansion initiatives

• Represent finance in conversations with banks, advisors, and other external stakeholders
• Provide commercial recommendations that shape strategy and support continued international expansion
• Contribute to financial modelling and analysis for potential acquisitions or strategic investments
• Work with marketing and operational teams to align financial targets with commercial plans

• Support cross‑functional strategic projects that drive operational efficiency or new revenue opportunities
• Review mid‑period performance indicators to ensure targets remain on track
  
  Assist with system upgrades or enhancements that improve reporting capability

• Be limited to routine tasks; this position is influential, commercially focused, and pivotal to the organisation’s growth.
• Headbutt a goat in the office

Director

Full‑time

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Retail and Accounting