Senior Finance Manager

London
G & A – Corporate Finance /
Perm - Full-time /
Hybrid
MOO set out to shake up the world of print back in 2006. And we’ve come a long way since. Today we’re a 400 + strong team (we’re thinking of getting matching jackets) who create print and digital products for companies of all sizes – from Google and AirBnB to the guy who makes those amazing prints you found at a craft fair. 
 
Our global HQ is in London, UK, while we also have premises in Dagenham. In the US, you’ll find us in Boston, MA, as well as East Providence, RI and Denver, CO.  

We’re making new and exciting things – and we could really do with your help. 

The Finance team today consists of a team of 14 spread between our UK (London) and US (Rhode Island and Massachusetts) locations. As a team, we are an integral part of the business, providing support for all financial matters and contributing to business growth and transformation. We are responsible for all internal and external finance reporting, cash management, company taxes, revenue collections, supplier maintenance and payroll.

MOO is seeking an ambitious, driven and organised individual to join as a key member of the senior finance management team. In this role you will have a broad remit across the spectrum of the Group’s financial operations with a specific focus on owning the delivery of UK financial information and Group wide commercial cost control and business partnering. This role manages a team of 2 and reports into the Group Finance Manager. This is an exciting time to join MOO’s finance team as we are looking to implement significant improvements in process and controls across the business. In addition, we are seeking to extensively develop and improve Group-wide visibility and control of our cost base, developing the education, support and analysis to do so. This role will be pivotal in delivering both of these key objectives.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong commercial awareness and have excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities to effectively prepare and communicate financial information to a wide group of stakeholders including those with non-finance backgrounds. You will have strong technical abilities to oversee preparation of MOO’s UK monthly management accounts and advise the team and Senior Management on technical accounting matters. You will have experience managing people and demonstrate a willingness and desire to mentor, guide and develop your team. As an individual you will have a proven aptitude and appetite to develop systems and processes to drive efficiencies and bring others with you on those journeys.

This is a hybrid role that will come into our Camden Clubhouse twice per week.

Responsibilities:

    • Responsibilities – UK Finance; 
    • Management of all areas of UK finance, managing a team of two
    • Preparation, analysis and reporting of UK monthly management accounts
    • Ensure full and detailed reconciliations are completed and maintained
    • Overseeing the day-to-day UK finance function, including all payments & customer collections
    • Management of UK payroll process in collaboration with MOO’s People team and our outsourced payroll bureau, including departmental analysis against budget
    • Manage and develop accounting processes and internal controls ensuring compliance with IFRS accounting standards and UK tax rules and regulations as well as internal policies
    • Staying informed of changes in financial regulations and legislation
    • Managing the UK audit on an annual basis
    • Assist in collaboration with cross-functional teams to establish standard controls and streamlined processes to improve overall business efficiency
    • Responsibilities – Group Reporting & Analysis; 
    • Ownership and delivery of Group departmental cost centre reporting to cost owners to enable effective decision making and budgeting
    • Provide analysis and insight in order to drive improved profitability and cost efficiencies
    • Preparation of monthly consolidated commercial reporting pack which is presented to the Senior Leadership Team and Board
    • Support the Finance Director to deliver the consolidated P&L, balance sheet and cash flow budget and quarterly reforecast process

About You:

    • Very strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong relationships across the business at all levels
    • You will have experience managing people and demonstrate a willingness and desire to mentor, guide and develop your team.
    • Proactive with a desire to drive change, and bring others with you on this journey
    • Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets skills
    • Self-motivated and a team player
    • Commercially astute, analytical with a high degree of numeracy
    • Possess excellent problem solving skills
    • A keen eye for detail while consistently meeting deadlines
    • Fully qualified accountant with post-qualification experience
    • Highly adaptable and motivated by change

Nice To Haves:

    • Experience within manufacturing environments and/or Ecommerce
    • Experience using NetSuite
What’s it like to work at MOO? 
MOO’s the kind of workplace where you can really be yourself. Dye your hair purple. Hit the sofa with your laptop. Whatever helps you feel comfortable and happy at work. We want to help you grow in your career and set you up for success – while also recognising the importance of a healthy work/life balance.

That’s why we offer 25 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years), a matched pension scheme, MOO’s share option scheme, and paid parental leave. We’ll offer you private healthcare, life insurance, a season ticket loan, and a cycle to work scheme. We also offer flexible work schedules with hybrid and remote working for certain roles as well as a Work From Anywhere program.

Diversity Statement
We are working hard to create a representative, inclusive and super-friendly team, because we know that different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make for a better workplace. And that creates a better experience for our customers. MOO doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.

As a design and technology company we have a desire and a responsibility to build a business that represents the world around us. So we strive to create a values-driven, purposeful and highly empowered organisation that we are all proud to work for. And we are committed to continuous investment in building an open and inclusive environment, welcoming a diverse audience of candidates who see themselves working and thriving at MOO. Therefore, we’d like to invite you to complete this optional survey to help us evaluate our inclusion and diversity efforts. Completing this form is entirely voluntary and if you decide not to it won’t in any way affect your job application. We keep the information separate from your application and it is kept secure and confidential, it is only used to better our inclusion and diversity efforts. By submitting this information, you consent to MOO's processing of it for these purposes.