Finance manager in manufacturing

A well-funded deep-tech business building hardware and AI products for industrial customers, having raised over $100m in its Series A from leading VC investors. It is moving from R&D and prototypes into production, operates across multiple international entities including the US, and is building its finance function to public-company standards.

• Run the month-end and year-end close, owning journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, payroll postings and full balance sheet reconciliations
• Operate and improve the group consolidation across all entities, including intercompany reconciliations, eliminations and multi-currency translation
• Prepare monthly management reporting and group cash flow reporting for leadership, investors, lenders and auditors
• Prepare UK/US statutory financial statements and support local filings in other jurisdictions alongside external advisors
• Own the external audit end to end, including PBC lists, auditor relationships and technical position papers
• Write technical accounting papers on complex transactions and develop policies across revenue, inventory, R&D, leases and share-based payments
• Lead inventory and manufacturing cost accounting as the business moves into production, including standard costing, cost of sales and stock provisioning
• Build and document internal controls, play a central role in the ERP build-out, and use AI and automation to speed up the close and reconciliations

• ACA, ACCA or CPA qualified (CIMA considered), ideally trained in an audit firm
• 4+ years' post-qualified experience across multi-entity, multi-currency groups, ideally including US entities (US GAAP).
• Strong technical knowledge of FRS 102 and IFRS, with experience preparing statutory accounts and managing external audits end to end
• Hands-on close and consolidation experience, owning journals, reconciliations, intercompany and eliminations rather than only reviewing them
• Inventory and cost accounting experience, including standard costing, in a manufacturing, physical goods or high-volume environment
• Experience in a high-growth business where processes, controls and documentation still need to be built
• Будет плюсом: ERP implementation experience (e.g. NetSuite, SAP); Background in a venture-backed hardware, robotics or deep tech business; Confident using AI and automation tools to speed up close and reporting

• £80,000-£90,000 + Stock Options
• Private healthcare; 8% pension (3% employer); 23 days' holiday plus bank holidays and company closure days (30+ days off in total); breakfast provided.