Finance Manager

Primary Purpose of Role

A high impact role, you will work closely with the VP Finance and FG&A team to manage day-to-day finance operations across CloudMargin's group entities - spanning bookkeeping, statutory and tax compliance, management and Board reporting, and payroll across multiple jurisdictions. You'll be exposed to a wide range of finance and commercial disciplines while also contributing to broader operational and business decision support, delivering a high-quality finance function to support growth across our global business. 

Core Accountabilities 

• Day-to-day bookkeeping for group entities (multi-entity, multi-currency, across four international jurisdictions) 

• Managing AR & AP general ledgers, including credit control 

• Maintaining accurate balance sheet records 

• Customer invoicing and revenue reporting 

• Cash flow analysis and forecasting 

• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting 

• Preparing and submitting payroll data (UK and international) 

• Preparing and submitting VAT returns / global sales tax 

• Working with external tax and accounting service providers 

• Supporting statutory accounts preparation, working alongside external auditors 

• Assisting with corporate tax compliance and filings across all group jurisdictions 

• Updating and maintaining finance procedural documentation 

• Preparing monthly management and Board reporting 

• Assisting with vendor and systems evaluations 

Experience 

• 3-5 year experience as qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA 

• Experience working across multi-entity/jurisdiction groups 

• Experience with UK VAT (US Sales Tax experience a bonus) 

• Payroll experience, ideally spanning UK and international entities

• Experience using Xero or a comparable cloud-based accounting package 

• Experience producing Board reporting and commentary on performance 

• Understanding of AI (or willingness to learn) and how to use as an efficiency tool 

• Experience using various FP&A and planning tools 

• Understanding of SaaS business model, reporting and metrics 

• Experience in a small company, start-up, or fast-growth environment (or strong desire to join one) 

Skills 

• Commercially minded and analytical, enthused by numbers 

• Strong attention to detail 

• Highly organised - able to prioritise across multiple entities/workstreams 

• IT Literate and proficient in Excel and the full MS Office suite 

• Working experience with AI tools, or showcasing strong AI curiousity 

• Action-oriented - can make decisions and propose solutions 

• Works autonomously with good critical judgement, minimal micro-management 

• Thrives in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment 

Education / Professional Qualifications 

• 3-5 years experience post ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualification