Finance Manager in London

Togather started life as Feast It, in 2017, as a booking platform for people to book street food caterers for their birthday parties and weddings. Since then, we have grown to become the UK’s biggest events platform as Togather for food, drink, venues, photographers and so much more.

We’re here to help people make amazing memories on some of the biggest and best days of their lives. Whether they’re planning the whole-company summer party, hosting an epic dinner party, or running an entire festival, we can - and do - help with all of it.

None of this would be possible without our amazing community of partners, who we handpick from across the country.

We’ve worked with everyone from Amazon, Nike, and London Pride, to Tom Cruise, Star Wars, and Taylor Swift. Within the office, we recently came #7 in the Startups 100 Awards and have been named in the top 15 in Tempo's 50 Best Places To Work. Our team truly love and care about what they do, which makes working here that much easier.The Role:Reporting into our Head of Finance & Chief of Staff, This role is perfect for someone excited about our mission and ready to play a role in the next stage of our growth, and wants to develop themselves in a challenging but rewarding entrepreneurial environment.

• We have recently raised growth funds to continue our journey to scale, and with that comes the need for greater financial maturity. We are looking to elevate all aspects of our financial controls and reporting. 
• We have heavily invested in our infrastructure and our product, and this role will be key in ensuring that as we grow different product and revenue streams we are pursuing financial excellence across the business.
• Our team is in a key growth phase and this role will have the autonomy and creativity in guiding how we optimise our revenue and team efficiency, and work with stakeholders from all parts of the business.We have two revenue streams you'd work with:Marketplace (B2B / B2C) - a two-sided marketplace letting customers (who range from Deloitte, Amazon, and Nike, through to a couple planning their wedding) find the country’s best suppliers and book them for their event.Enterprise (B2B / B2B2C) - a tech-led experience with agency support letting large-scale event organisers (think Festivals such as GALA, London Pride, conferences, exhibitions, office experiences) create a roster of suppliers to sell directly to the consumer or book them directly.

What you’ll be doing

• Ensuring financial excellence and playing a lead role in building out the best finance function you can - each day will bring different responsibilities across both our revenue streams. 
• Leading on financial management and accounting - this will involve management of our month-end management accounts and reporting, VAT returns, and book-keeping (with the support of our external accountants, and a finance assistant)
• Embed a culture of controls within the team, ensuring an appropriate level of checks and balances for each workstream.
• Responsibility for business and out-of-pocket expenses, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, billing/revenue, balance sheet review, payroll, and managing our pension provider.
• Managing monitoring and analysis on our financial model and KPIs, identifying variances and suggesting improvements and solutions. You will lead on the building the budget process collaboratively and visibly.
• Managing and improving the internal controls and being responsible for financial risk management.

Requirements

• You are a fully qualified accountant who has experience  (ACA or ACCA or CIMA)
• You are a whizz with spreadsheets (Excel/gsheet) and are familiar with Xero accounting software (not a must)
• You are an excellent communicator with an ability to communicate and collaborate with cross-departmental teams
• You get it done - you are exceptionally organised with strong prioritisation skills.
• You area self-starter and proactive in getting things done with a high level of attention to detail
• You are happy getting stuck into the transactional work (until the team grows) as well as getting involved with controls and financial planning
• You are constantly looking to improve and iterate and are excited by implementing strong financial and accounting principles and practices
• Our mission excites you and you have high standards!
• Experience working for a fast-growing startup or events would be a plus

Benefits

Our offices are in London and we work with a hybrid model which requires a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

We are passionate about equal opportunities and improving the tech industry for the better, so if you are from an underrepresented background then we would particularly love to hear from you.

• Generous holiday allowance (25 days)
• Enhanced Pension
• EAP service
• Enhanced Mat & Pat
• Free coffee, beer, pizza and an overly stocked snack cupboard in the office
• Significant discounts in a lot of London's best restaurants, bars and more
• Regular team socials and events
• A shiny new MacBook to work on
• Loads of invites to food-industry events (yes they do usually have free food)
• Dog-friendly