Finance Manager

Join a venture-backed Cambridge technology business where Finance can have genuine impact and shape the future of a growing company. Finance Manager Cambridge | £70,000 – £80,000  benefits 5 days per week on-site We're working with an ambitious, venture-backed Cambridge technology business that has secured significant investment and is now entering an important stage in its development. With a relatively small team, ambitious plans and further growth ahead, this is the kind of environment where Finance can have a genuine impact.

They now need a qualified Finance Manager who can take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while helping put the foundations in place for the next stage of the business. This is a hands-on role reporting directly to the CEO and you'll be joining a relatively small, ambitious business where you won't have layers of finance people underneath you. Instead, you'll have broad ownership, working closely with senior management and external advisers to make sure Finance provides the control, information and support the business needs as it scales.

As the business grows, the finance function will need to grow with it. For someone joining as a strong Finance Manager today, that creates genuine potential for the scope and seniority of the position to develop over the coming years. What will you be doing? You'll take responsibility for a broad range of finance activities, including:
Producing timely and accurate monthly management accounts and reporting for management and the Board Managing cash and treasury, including short-term cash forecasting Leading the annual audit and statutory accounts process Managing budgeting and supporting forecasting and financial planning Overseeing outsourced transactional accounting and working closely with external accountants and advisers Managing tax compliance across VAT, corporation tax, R&D tax and employment taxes Supporting and developing appropriate financial controls, policies and processes Overseeing payroll, pensions, customer onboarding and sales invoicing Taking ownership of key finance systems and helping identify how these need to evolve as the business grows Exploring how technology and AI can make the finance function smarter and more efficient by way of automations and process improvement Supporting senior colleagues with wider commercial and strategic finance projects Who we're looking for?

You'll be a qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant who is comfortable taking ownership and working with a high degree of autonomy. Previous experience within a start-up, scale-up, manufacturing or similarly fast-changing SME environment would be particularly useful, but we're equally interested in people who can demonstrate the right breadth, attitude and appetite to work in this type of business.

Experience of implementing ERP systems and process improvement alongside a strong IT skills are key to the success of this role. You might currently be a Finance Manager, Senior Financial Accountant or Senior Finance Manager and if you are looking for a role where you can really take ownership of a finance function and develop it as the business continues to grow, then this could be the position for you.

What's in it for you? A highly competitive benefits package is available including private healthcare, life assurance, enhanced pension, wellbeing allowance and excellent scope for career development.