Head of Finance at Retail Insights
- london, england, United Kingdom
- £80 - £100 Per Hour
Job Description
Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Head of Finance.
About us
Retail Insights is part of United Media (United Media) which focuses on building large‑scale industry media and conference products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc.
What we offer you
As our Head of Finance you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You'll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:
- An opportunity for getting operational experience in a start‑up or scale‑up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matter to the business.
- A chance to work closely together with one of our CEO's on our finances and budgets as well as report to investors on a monthly basis and participate in board meetings.
- Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.
Your responsibilities
- Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
- Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
- Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates for comprehensive financial insights.
- Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programmes.
- Review intercompany and external loans to ensure optimal financial health.
- Lead the Working Capital responsibilities.
- Manage the Human Resources Financial Planning responsibilities.
- Offer support to sales and operations teams.
What we expect from you
- Accounting background. Ideally, more than two years of experience from a Big Four firm.
- Experience as CFO, Head of finance or Finance Director from a small or medium‑sized business.
- UK working permit.
- Media and Conferences industry background preferred but not mandatory.