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Hero Group

Finance Manager

Hero Group

Finance Manager overseeing all finance activities at The Gut Stuff. Requires strong bookkeeping, budgeting, and financial analysis skills alongside experience in FMCG.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Oversee and manage end-to-end bookkeeping (GL, AP, AR)
  • Ensure timely and accurate monthly and annual closings
  • Manage cashflow, payments and bank reconciliations
  • Ensure compliance with local accounting standards and tax regulations
  • Produce monthly management accounts and support reporting cycle to Hero group
  • Prepare and file VAT returns (MTD compliant), corporation tax submissions, and all other HMRC filings
  • Coordinate with external partners (auditors, tax advisors, authorities)
  • Lead budgeting and forecasting processes
  • Own the P&L end-to-end — tracking revenue, COGS, and gross margin by channel on a weekly basis
  • Analyse gross margin performance and flag variances, pricing risks, and cost movements to the leadership team
  • Provide actionable financial insights to support decision making
  • Reconcile multi-channel revenue: Amazon, Shopify, TikTok Shop, Tesco, Ocado, and wholesale accounts
  • Prepare and submit monthly reporting to Hero Group Finance
  • Ensure alignment with group accounting standards and deadlines
  • Act as contact between local management and group finance

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent
  • Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA) will be preferred
  • Few years of experience in finance roles, ideally in FMCG or a product-based business; you understand channel economics, COGS, and margin
  • Hands-on Xero experience
  • Strong double-entry and ledger management fundamentals
  • Would be a real plus if you are comfortable owning HMRC filings end-to-end VAT, corporation tax, the lot
  • Analytically sharp — you don’t just report numbers, you interrogate them
  • Autonomous and proactive — you’re comfortable setting your own priorities and getting on with it
  • Experience with inventory management systems a bonus (Unleashed, Cin7, or similar)
  • Exposure to group reporting or a parent company structure is a plus, but not essential
  • A team player who’s happy to flex for the good of the business

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Pension scheme contribution
  • 25 days holiday
  • Flexible working — as a team we aim to be in the office in central London twice a week, with flexible hours
  • Real ownership and the chance to build the finance function from the ground up
  • The opportunity to grow your role as we scale within the Hero portfolio
  • Friday afternoons from 2pm off

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Hard Skills & Tools
General Ledger ManagementAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableCashflow ManagementDouble-Entry AccountingCost Of Goods Sold (COGS)Gross Margin AnalysisInventory Management SystemsHMRC FilingsChannel Economics
Soft Skills
Analytical ThinkingProactive AttitudeTeam PlayerAutonomyFlexibility
Certifications
ACCACIMAACA