Head of Finance

As our finance lead, you'll be our financial virtuoso, pivotal in designing our fiscal strategy to deliver our ambitious growth targets. From strategic planning to execution, you'll be the mastermind behind our financial planning, working with the senior management team to deliver the future vision.

About Us

At Cult Furniture, we're not just another furniture retailer; we're a movement towards design equality. As risk takers, we believe in breaking barriers and celebrating diversity, creating spaces where everyone feels welcome to express their unique style. We are the champion for all, where design and affordability go hand in hand; we're here to empower our vibrant community to create their dream homes - because Cult is for everyone.

Responsibilities

1. Lead Financial Planning: Analyse our performance and risks, crafting budgets and forecasts that propel us towards our strategic objectives.
2. Financial Finger on the Pulse: You will have constant awareness of the business's financial and trading position and be the custodian and owner of the finance safeguards, ensuring robust systems are in place to ensure our financial integrity and prevent any off-key surprises.
3. Champion Compliance: Oversee all audit and internal control operations, ensuring we're hitting all the right notes in accordance with the law and company policies.
4. Navigate Risk: Develop strategies to navigate the financial seas, forecasting economic conditions to maximise growth and minimise risk via your expert guidance.
5. Lead the Team: Inspire and mentor our finance team, fostering an environment of innovation and continuous improvement.
6. Optimize Cash Flow: Fine-tune our financial instruments, enhancing our cash position and orchestrating strategies to keep us trading strong.
7. Taxation Strategy: Develop and oversee taxation strategy, ensuring we're in step with tax legislation at all levels.
8. Strategic Contribution: Play a key role in shaping our company strategy, challenging assumptions, and providing financial analysis and guidance on all fronts - helping us plot our way to where we want to be.
9. Financial Leadership: A comprehensive understanding of financial principles and the ability to apply them in strategic planning and execution.
10. SME Scaling Expertise: You will know how an SME ticks, you will know the journey it needs to go through and will have past experience to draw upon to help make it happen. Plus if you've been through an exit then that's top of the class material.
11. Budgetary Vision: Proven experience in managing budgets, forecasts, and financial reports to ensure our financial health never skips a beat or misses an opportunity.
12. Tech Mindset: Proficiency in financial software platforms for data analysis and reporting purposes, SAGE 200 and Shopify get an extra tick.
13. Mentorship: The ability to lead and develop a finance team, nurturing an environment of continuous improvement and professional growth.
14. Communication Harmony: Strong communication skills to harmonize with other departments and stakeholders.
15. Legal Robustness: Up-to-date knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to finance and accounting, ensuring compliance across the board.
16. Commercial Savviness: The ability to spot opportunities and recognise risks and identify financial strategies to achieve our objectives.
17. Innovation: The ability to innovate and implement financial processes and systems that crescendo efficiency and support our business objectives.
18. Retail Knowledge: You don't need a furniture background but strong retail experience is a must.

Qualifications

Fully qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA.