Head of Finance Hyper-Growth Health & Wellness Brand London

Head of Finance | Hyper-Growth Health & Wellness Brand | London

Harmonic are delighted to be working alongside a sustainable plant-based business in their search for a Head of Finance to join their growing team.

Founded five years ago, our client are experiencing a period of rapid growth and are fast-becoming an industry name within their niche. They are leading the way in creating innovative products where health and wellbeing is the primary focus, while maintaining their commitment to climate-friendly practices. Being family-run, they operate an ethos of inclusivity, whereby collaboration and creativity forms the basis of their working culture.

Having hit the £10m revenue mark last year, they are set to grow a further 50% this year, aided by deals with both UK and American grocery giants, as well as vast increases in ecommerce sales. With 80% of their revenue coming from international sales, they are expanding their presence across the world, as part of their wider objective to becoming a household name.

Being the number one in finance and reporting directly to the Co-Founders, you will have the ability to be a strategic face of the business and be part of their growth story in the years to come. The role itself is all encompassing, from leading the presentation of management accounts, budgets and forecasts, to implementing financial controls and providing strategic advice.

Responsibilities

• Presenting key financial reports to board level
• Driving the company's FP&A function, including cash flow, budgets and forecasts
• Providing strategic financial advice by translating data into actions
• Partnering with key stakeholders across the business, including people, legal and product
• Overseeing an outsourced transactional finance/bookkeeping function (including supplier payments and payroll)
• Reviewing, presenting and taking ownership of management accounts
• Creating financial models and tracking KPIs
• Supervising the year-end audit and statutory accounts preparation
• Implementing financial controls and controls over company's capital structure
• Ownership of UK VAT and international sales taxes

Essential criteria

• Qualified with ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 3+years post qualified experience
• Experience in an e-commerce led SME
• International finance exposure, particularly around sales taxes
• Comfortable with working as the sole internal person in finance and overseeing an outsourced bookkeeping team
• Strong analytical skills and strategic vision

Desirable criteria

• Experience at Head of Finance/Financial Controller level in a sole-finance role

Salary: £100,000 - £120,000

Location: London (five days in office)

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.