Finance Manager in Scotland

Finance Manager

• 5 days Full Time (4 days considered for right candidate)
• Salary around £45,000 (based on previous experience)
• Based in central Edinburgh office (hybrid working week – 2 office days currently)

A design-led, central Edinburgh brand seeks an experienced, senior Finance Manager to join their talented and highly collaborative team and lead the finance function through the next phase of company growth.

Busy B stationery is carefully designed with thoughtful ideas and gorgeous details to help busy women be the most they can be. With sales of £3m via high street multiples such as John Lewis and Waterstones, BusyB.co.uk and Amazon, the company is looking for someone special to join their Senior leadership team and play a key role in shaping the company’s future success.

The position requires a highly organised individual with a commercial mindset who enjoys working as part of a team in a busy environment. The candidate should be from a financial background with 2+ years of management experience. Excellent attention to detail, a can-do approach and strong interpersonal skills are important.

The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Strategy and forward planning - budgeting and forecasting
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• VAT Returns (knowledge of EU VAT returns would be beneficial)
• NetSuite (Operating System) Administrator – training, trouble shooting
• Development of Netsuite financial reporting and improving processes
• Managing cash flow, overdraft and all bank accounts (key contact for bank)
• Managing and supporting finance assistant
• Annual year end accounts preparation (liaising with company Accountants)
• Supporting the IT function - key contact for external IT company
• Office management support – utilities, maintenance, insurances, asset register
• Review monthly payroll reports
• Analysis of monthly financial performance
• Collaborate with and build relationships with wider team
• Key member of senior leadership team, working on growth strategy and financial planning

Key Skills & Attributes required;

• Excellent numeracy and analytical skills
• Qualified accountant / Qualified by experience
• Ability to continually improve the performance of the finance function
• Oracle NetSuite experience would be an advantage, but not essential
• Organised, commercially minded and able to multi task
• Collaborative, approachable and friendly, with good interpersonal skills, enjoys working as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail
• Can take ownership and is level headed
• Pro-active self starter and problem solver
• Ability to lead development projects
• Proven Management experience an advantage
• Proficient in Microsoft Office specifically Excel
• Experience of working with product stock

This role reports to the Managing Director. You will have one direct report – the Finance Assistant.

If this sounds like the role for you we’d love to hear from you, please send your CV and a covering note explaining why you would be perfect for the role to