Finance & Operations Coordinator - Luxury Bespoke Furniture

Finance | Purchasing | Job Costing | Commercial Operations | Manufacturing Ready to move your career forwards with a fast-growing bespoke furniture manufacturing company rated no.1 in it’s class? Parker Howley & Co is a fast-growing Yorkshire manufacturer creating high-end bespoke furniture from our workshop in Mirfield. We've grown from around £1m to £3.5m turnover in just four years, supplying beautiful made-to-order furniture to private clients, interior designers and high-end developers.

Now we're looking for a practical, hands-on Finance & Operations Coordinator to work directly with the owners and take ownership of a broad mix of finance, purchasing and day-to-day business operations. This is a varied role for someone who enjoys getting involved in a bit of everything. One day you might be working through payroll and cash flow, the next raising purchase orders, dealing with suppliers, coordinating a Health & Safety requirement or improving one of our spreadsheets and processes.

For the right person, there's genuine scope to progress towards Director level and potentially own a stake in the business .

The Role at a Glance Finance & Operations Coordinator Mirfield, West Yorkshire - Hybrid 4 Days Onsite / 1 Day WFH £40,000 - Rising to £45,000 after probation Full Time | Permanent 40 Hours Per Week | Flexible

Working Hours:

7am–6pm Mon–Thu, 7am–4pm Fri Finance:
Management Accounts | Cash Flow | Budgets | Payroll | VAT | Job Costing Commercial:
Purchasing | Suppliers | Pricing | Margin | Stock Progression:
Director-Level Potential | EMI Share Scheme Opportunity

Please note:

Applicants must already have the unrestricted right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship or consider candidates working under time-limited visas for this position. Own the Numbers. Understand the Operation. Help Us Grow. You'll take ownership of our day-to-day finance while getting close enough to the operation to understand what's really driving performance. From management accounts, cash flow and payroll through to job costing, purchasing, margins and suppliers, you'll give the owners clear visibility of the numbers that matter and help turn them into better commercial decisions.

You'll also support the flow of work through the business, improving stock and purchasing, helping manage capacity and identifying better systems and processes as we scale. Where You'll Make an Impact
• Owning day-to-day finance including ledgers, credit control, monthly payroll, VAT and reconciliations
• Producing management accounts, cash-flow forecasts, budgets and commercial reporting
• Developing accurate job and product costing to understand true margins
• Managing purchasing, supplier relationships, pricing and negotiations
• Improving stock and materials control
• Supporting order scheduling, workshop capacity and delivery planning
• Identifying cost leakage, bottlenecks, remakes and process improvements
• Improving spreadsheets, systems and processes as the business grows
• Acting as the main contact for accountants, banks and insurers
• Supporting basic HR, Health & Safety and people administration when required About You You'll have practical, hands-on finance experience and be comfortable getting involved across the wider business. You may have an accounting or finance qualification such as AAT/ACCA or CIMA, or even be be part-qualified. You'll be commercially minded and comfortable operating in a growing SME where finance, purchasing and operations are closely connected.

Experience supporting a business through a period of significant growth would be particularly valuable, ideally with an understanding of the financial controls, systems and operational processes needed to scale from…