Senior Accounts ​/ Supervisor - Finance Operations High Growth Nutrition eCom

Great Finance Operations Don't Just Happen. Great Teams Make Them Happen.

Love keeping the numbers accurate, the cash moving and the team performing at its best?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the day-to-day engine room of a fast-moving finance function - leading a talented team while keeping Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, banking and cash management running smoothly.

At Bulk , we're on an incredible journey.

We're transforming from a manufacturing-led retailer into a destination brand for active nutrition, disrupting the industry through bold thinking, innovative products and ambitious growth plans.

Now we're looking for a Senior Accounts / Supervisor who can bring together strong finance operations knowledge, people leadership and a continuous improvement mindset to help us keep raising the bar.

The Role at a Glance:

Senior Accounts / Supervisor Colchester, Essex Hybrid - 3 Days Office Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits Full Time Permanent

Reporting to: Finance Operations ManagerDirect Reports: 4 Finance Team Members

Company:
Bulk - One of Europe's Fastest Growing Active Nutrition Brands

Culture: Ambitious Collaborative Fast-Paced Innovative

The Opportunity

As Senior Accounts / Supervisor, you'll oversee the day-to-day delivery of our finance operations while leading and developing a team of four.

You'll keep the fundamentals running brilliantly - accurate processing, strong controls, healthy cash management and smooth month-end delivery - while looking for opportunities to make our processes more efficient and effective.

It's a hands-on leadership role combining finance operations, cash management, reporting, process improvement and people development.

You'll be close enough to the detail to understand what's happening, while giving your team the direction, coaching and support they need to deliver.

What You'll Be Doing

Finance Operations

• Oversee day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activity.
• Manage monthly sales and purchase ledger reviews.
• Ensure finance processing is accurate, controlled and completed to deadline.
• Maintain strong operational finance processes and identify opportunities to improve them.
• Monitor financial controls and ensure agreed procedures are consistently followed.
• Support operational sign-off for new systems, processes and improvements.

Cash Management & Treasury

• Own the weekly cash forecast and present key findings to senior finance leadership.
• Manage treasury-related processes and controls.
• Review payment runs and support payment execution where required.
• Oversee bank reconciliations and ensure outstanding items are resolved promptly.

Reporting & Performance

• Produce monthly operational reporting and provide clear performance insights.
• Monitor KPIs and highlight emerging performance, workload or resource risks.
• Review operational metrics and identify potential control issues.

Leading the Team

• Lead, coach and develop a team of four finance professionals.

About You

You're a hands-on finance professional who understands the detail but also enjoys helping other people succeed.

Organised, accurate and commercially aware, you're comfortable managing competing priorities and spotting where a process could work better.

You'll likely bring:

• At least 3 years' experience within finance or accounting.
• Previous experience leading, supervising or coaching a finance team.
• Strong practical knowledge of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Experience managing operational workloads, deadlines and competing priorities.
• Exposure to cash forecasting, treasury or banking processes.
• Strong Excel and accounting systems skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong control mindset.
• Confident communication and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to problems.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to wider finance team objectives.

You'll Thrive Here If You

• Enjoy leading from the front rather than managing from a distance.
• Stay organised and accurate when things get busy.
• Naturally look for ways to improve processes.
• Take ownership rather than waiting to be asked.
• Enjoy developing people…