Finance Manager

Finance Manager – Own the Function. Shape How It Scales.

👉 Apply now to take full ownership of a scaling, AI‐first finance function

Location: Bristol or London (hybrid)

Salary: £48,000–£55,000 + benefits

Contract: Permanent, full‐time

We’re hiring a Finance Manager to take full ownership of the day‐to‐day finance and compliance function as the business scales and transitions to a SaaS model.

This is a hands‐on, high‐autonomy role. You won’t be supporting another controller or managing a large team. You’ll be the operational finance lead — trusted to run the function, improve it, and automate it over time.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Owning the month‐end close and delivering accurate management accounts on a defined timetable
• Maintaining clear, proactive cash flow visibility (weekly, unprompted)
• Preparing and filing VAT returns, managing HMRC correspondence
• Running or coordinating monthly payroll with the People team
• Managing statutory filings and external advisers
• Identifying manual finance processes and replacing them with automation and AI‐assisted workflows
• Building and maintaining the finance SOP library in Notion

What we’re looking for

• Experience owning or materially driving month‐end close
• Hands‐on experience with VAT and payroll
• Confident user of Xero or similar cloud accounting software
• Comfortable working independently in a scaling or startup environment
• Curious about automation and AI — motivated to reduce manual work
• ACCA / CIMA qualified or close to qualification (or equivalent experience)

Why this role is different

• Genuine ownership, not oversight
• Direct reporting line to the CFO
• Exposure to board reporting, investor readiness and a Series A journey
• Opportunity to shape how the finance function looks 12–24 months from now

✅ If you enjoy ownership, ambiguity and building things properly, we’d love to hear from you.