Finance manager in consumer goods

As Finance Manager, you will own the day-to-day reporting requirements of the finance function across both ripple⁺ and Droplet, and every entity behind them in the UK, US and Europe. You’ll make sure our numbers are fast, accurate and audit-ready, and that every VAT, tax and statutory deadline is met.

• Own the timely and accurate production of consolidated monthly management accounts across ripple⁺ and Droplet and all UK, US and EU entities.
• Help drive the month-end close from WD13 to WD7 by improving the close calendar, checklists, accruals and reconciliation processes, and introducing automation where it adds speed and accuracy.
• Work day-to-day with our external bookkeeping team in India: setting clear deliverables, deadlines and review points, and transitioning additional processes to them as the function scales.
• Own balance sheet, intercompany and multi-currency reconciliations, including month-end stock reconciliations from warehouse (WMS) reports.
• Own product costings and their postings, deferred income postings and royalty calculations.
• Review the monthly results with the Head of Finance ahead of board meetings, and maintain brand, channel and entity-level reporting that supports decision-making.
• Support the Head of Finance in delivering the group’s first statutory audit for FY2026: preparing supporting schedules, managing audit requests and day-to-day liaison with the auditors.
• Build robust year-end processes, including stock valuation and provisioning, accruals and prepayments.
• Support VAT and tax returns across the group, including UK VAT (MTD), EU VAT and OSS, and US sales tax returns, working with our external tax advisers on corporation tax.
• Support tax registrations for Droplet as it expands into new markets and channels.
• Maintain a group-wide compliance calendar so every filing and payment deadline across the UK, US and EU is met.
• Own the daily and weekly reporting and validation cycle: weekly sales reports across both brands, 3PL and supplier invoice validations, commission calculations, key customer reconciliations, card spend and cashback reconciliations.
• Strengthen financial controls across payments, approvals and spend, and document processes so the function is scalable and audit-ready.
• Drive process improvement across the function, actively using AI tools (such as Claude and Gemini) to build automations and workflows that remove manual work.
• Help improve our finance systems and integrations across accounting, ERP (Fulfil), e-commerce and banking platforms.
• Contribute to projects that support our growth across both brands, including new entities, markets and channels.

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (newly qualified welcome), with strong management or financial accounting experience and looking for the step up into a broader finance role.
• Hands-on experience preparing month-end management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments.
• A get-it-done attitude and keen to improve processes, including using AI tools to automate manual work.
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills.
• Extremely high attention to detail, able to manage multiple deadlines at pace.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, founder-led environment with evolving priorities.
• Будет плюсом: Exposure to the statutory audit process preferred (e.g. preparing audit schedules or handling auditor requests); Exposure to EU VAT/OSS, US sales tax or multi-entity, multi-currency reporting is a plus; Experience in an SME, start-up or scale-up environment is highly desirable, as is a background in FMCG, consumer goods or DTC e-commerce; Xero experience preferred; Fulfil or Shopify a plus

• A dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with direct exposure to decision-making.
• Real ownership of the reporting and compliance function across a growing multi-brand, multi-entity group, with a path to Financial Controller.
• A culture of ownership, learning and high standards.
• Competitive salary reflective of experience and impact.
• £40 per month budget towards gym or wellness subscription.
• Pension scheme.