Finance Manager (6 Month FTC)

Job Description

This is a part-time (3 days per week), 6 month fixed-term contract with a start date in December.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join Team NOTHS!
This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance all-rounder: someone with financial accounting skills but also commercial awareness and influencing skills who can be a strong business partner to the people team. Not just that, you’ll make a difference within a fast-paced and entrepreneurial business, in a broad & cross-functional role, driving clear improvements in compliance and reporting requirements.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you’ll be the go-to person for all things relating to compliance, including Insurance, VAT and Corporation tax. A high impact role, you’ll play a key part in team & leadership decision making. You’ll be a business partner to the People Team, supporting them with monthly processes as well as reporting, guidance & ad hoc requests.

Accountabilities

You’ll be working in the Core Finance team, reporting to the Head of Finance, within the Finance department under the leadership of the CFO. You’ll also be working closely with the People, Legal and Tech teams.

Some of your responsibilities will include:
Compliance manager

• Maintaining relationship with Insurers
• Work closely with internal legal team in renewing company insurance policies
• Ownership of the annual corporation tax return
• Responsible for VAT compliance
• Build and maintain strong relationship with our external corporation tax advisors
• Leading any HMRC enquiries/audits
• Maintain risk registers
• Support Research and Development tax claim
• Support UK DAC 7 reporting
• Other matters relating to compliance/tax that may arise

Finance business partner - People teamBe the focal point for interaction between Finance and the People team, building strong working relationships with relevant senior management providing them with robust & insightful analysis, including:

• Monthly payroll checks and processing in financial system
• Budgets and forecasts
• Variance analysis
• Preparation of Webcap journal
• Ad hoc support

Financial Reporting

• Prepare consolidated Financial Statements
• Prepare TopCo Financial Statements
• Support Core Finance team in annual audit and preparation of statutory accounts
• Ad hoc projects as they arise

Some key skills and experience you’ll need...

Technical skills:

• Experience preparing and reviewing VAT returns is preferable
• Experience handling VAT queries is preferable
• You will be qualified with a recognised accountancy body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and will have experience in a relevant Finance role in industry
• Advanced Excel ability is favourable
• You’ll be highly numerate with a strong attention to detail

Human skills:

• Enthusiastic, organised, self-motivated & curious are qualities you pride yourself on
• Excellent communication skills will be key, as well as developing & maintaining good working relationships with colleagues
• Good stakeholder management skills

Don’t meet every single requirement? No problem. Your strengths, passion & fresh perspective could be just what we’re looking for - so we encourage you to apply!

What we offer

Our perksIt's super important to us to make sure everyone feels safe and looked-after, which is why we've got a wide range of benefits in place. From supporting you and your loved ones with healthcare to cheeky 'just because' gifts, we're here for you.

We've got a ton of good stuff for everyone - like private medical insurance, a health cash plan, an electric vehicle scheme, mental health platform access, cycle to work scheme, and a 20% discount on our website. To find out more about what we offer, have a look here. We've also worked very hard to come up with a set of policies to support our people in any situation- like medicalised leave, menstrual leave, and primary carer leave.
Full-time NOTHS-ers get 25 days of holidays each year (plus bank hols!), as well as having the opportunity to work from anywhere for two calendar months a year. Did someone say beach holiday?

How we workHere at NOTHS, we embrace a remote-first approach to work, recognising the value of flexibility and the diverse talents that remote teams bring to the table. Our remote work culture is designed to empower our employees, foster collaboration, and create a community that transcends physical boundaries.

Under this framework, all of us operate remotely, convening as teams at regular intervals that suit each team best. These gatherings serve various purposes, including ideation sessions, hackathons, or simply fostering valuable face-to-face interactions.

Every quarter, we hold a Get Together and the whole company meets for a fun-filled day (with no shortage of food!) with some special guests... our small brand Partners!
Want to find out more? Take a look here.

Diversity, Equity, & InclusionDEI is really important to us and that’s why everyone’s welcome at Not On The High Street – whoever they are, whatever their background.

We are committed to embracing and encouraging our employees’ uniquenesses- whether this is in age, people with disabilities, ethnicity, family structures, gender, LGBTQ+ identity, lower income backgrounds, race, religion, the intersectionality or all/any of these and other aspects making us who we are. We take pride in treating all of our employees fairly and we want our people to feel respected, valued and recognised within the workplace. As part of your application, you’ll be asked to complete an optional demographic survey to help us learn more about who wants to work with us. Responses will only be used to help us figure out how to make our team even more inclusive and attract more brilliant people to join us!

We'll also ask whether you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to the interview process should you need them and you can answer this question should you choose to in the application phase. Apply to join Team NOTHS!Our recruitment processes are fully remote, taking advantage of the wonders of modern-day technology. We’d love to hear more about you, your experience and why you want to join our team. Good luck!