# Finance Manager **Company**: Lush **Location**: ., . **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: mid **Job type**: Fixed-term (Full-time) **Salary**: £45k - £55k **Category**: Finance **Industry**: Retail **Apply**: https://lush.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/c08ed238-c824-4d50-9a30-c18b6afb5d02?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_4808ab30-fcd ## Description Diversity matters at Lush. We're building a brand that represents the people of the world. Our company is a great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run business that believes in putting more back into the world than it takes. We're committed to the Living Wage Foundation's statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay' and are proud to be an accredited Living Wage employer. We're looking for a Finance Manager to join our team. As a Finance Manager, you will work closely with the Lush business, understanding, analysing and conveying business performance to relevant stakeholders, ensuring finance provides first-class insight and influence. You will be responsible for driving the Financial Reporting / Budgets and overseeing internal financial controls. Key Responsibilities: - The development, training and management of the Lush Ltd and Digital finance teams as well as management of holiday and ensuring suitable cover. - The review and submission of the monthly management accounts, including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow results and forecast. - Oversight of accuracy and completeness of Lush Limited and Digital control accounts and processes, ensuring accurate postings of costs and income. - Implement, monitor and improve necessary financial controls with a focus on effectiveness, balanced with a need to understand the needs of the business and stay nimble and flexible. - Continuous improvement in all financial processes and relevant systems. - Lead year-end group reporting, disclosures and audit - Partner with business partners, budget holders, providing timely, accurate, complete and relevant financial information to support decision making - Lead the budget and reforecast process in collaboration with budget holders and business partners - Identify and take action on opportunities, such as new sales initiatives or profitability projects. - Provide accurate and timely cash flow reporting to the Group Treasurer. - Review and authorise payments in line with company policies. - Support the migration from one ERP system to another, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. - Assist with ad hoc projects as required. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise: - Management experience - Qualified or part-qualified accountant (finalist) (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) - Capable of establishing strong working relationships and credibility with the senior Lush individuals and Group Finance - Must be able to drive change and have a ‘can-do’ attitude - Strong analytical approach - Strong Google Sheets and Excel spreadsheet skills - Meticulous with detail, whilst being able to see the bigger picture - Comfortable with ever-changing deadlines and strategic changes Benefits: - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - 6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP) - Enhanced paternity leave - Bonus scheme - Day off for weekday birthdays - Holiday purchase scheme - 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments - Cycle to work scheme - Discounted rail and bus season tickets - Employee assistance programme - There’s a big difference between "Flexible Working " (the legal minimum) and working flexibly. What that looks like varies from role to role and location to location. We actively welcome conversations about what working flexibly could mean and look like for you. - We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well. - Wellbeing & mindfulness sessions - Access to employee-led Community Networks, including Disability and Chronic Illness, Family Support, Global Majority (Race and Ethnicity), LGBTQIA+, Menopause and Neurodiversity communities. - Tailored gender affirming care ## Skills ### Required - Management experience - Qualified or part-qualified accountant (finalist) (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) - Strong analytical approach - Strong Google Sheets and Excel spreadsheet skills - Meticulous with detail, whilst being able to see the bigger picture --- Source: [Apply at lush.pinpointhq.com](https://lush.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/c08ed238-c824-4d50-9a30-c18b6afb5d02?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)