Finance Business Partner (e-commerce)

Are you a qualified accountant currently working in Commercial Finance, and looking to be part of something new where you can bring your skills and knowledge to a young Company?

Previous experience having working within e-commerce, retail or consumer healthcare is highly advantageous.

Our Client currently based on the Wirral, a new start-up, is searching for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to be part of their exciting journey and continued growth. This opportunity would be perfect for someone who is looking for that next step up in their career. The successful individual will be working within the sales teams and part of the leadership team, looking at pricing and promotional strategies, new business in the UK & International markets. If you already have any consumer retail or e-commerce experience it would be highly advantages.

This role does offer hybrid working.

Reporting to the Financial Director with a dotted line to the CEO.

Key duties will include:

• Responsible for the day-to-day financial aspects of a growing SME consumer retail business.
• Full production of the month-end management accounts to P&L with commentary to the director
• Management of both Retail and E-Commerce revenue streams
• Ensuring the accuracy and data integrity of Financial Ledgers at all times
• Responsible for budgets and quarterly forecasting including liaison with all key stakeholders
• Working with the wider business to provide strategic support on pricing and costing across the business, including listing promotions across multiple markets and territories
• Manage relationships with external suppliers
• Manage the banking relationship, including funding, plus day-to-day business banking transactions
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Ad-hoc finance tasks as required

Skills/Experience

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified, or equivalent experience
• Previous experience in e-commerce, retail or consumer healthcare, essential
• Strong commercial background, demonstrating the ability to support and influence decision-making
• Production of monthly management accounts and reviewing/presenting a Board Deck
• Preparing budgets and forecasts with all key stakeholders, and variance analysis against the targets
• Strong systems knowledge, ideally in the implementation of a system in a similar business
• Can demonstrate a history of cash management, including owning a banking relationship to include potential funding options
• Experienced Consumer or Retail accounting experience, including knowledge of product listings both in-store and via e-commerce would be highly advantageous.

Salary/Benefits

• £45,000 to £60,000 per annum
• Hybrid working
• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Progression
• Various other benefits

This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting journey. If you have what it takes we'd be delighted to hear from you.