BevForce
FoodForce
BeautyForce
HerbForce
PetForce
Roles & responsibilities
- Provide financial guidance and analysis to the CEO, Management team and the Board on strategic and operational aspects of financial management for the organisation.
- Management of outsourced bookkeepers and accountants to enable reporting of all accounting transactions, including inventory and balance sheet, the purchase and sales ledger, payroll, tax & duty etc. You will be responsible for ensuring that all financial systems and controls are appropriate for the company.
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for the annual business plan. Support the CEO in building risk-managed financial forecasts that reflect business strategy.
- Work closely with the senior leadership team to provide accurate P&L and cash flow forecasting, flagging any risks to the annual business plan to key stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the sales teams to set pricing in new markets that will deliver strong gross profit while ensuring that prices align to sales goals.
- Manage investor relations and provide accurate information in line with investor accounting policies. Own investor performance reporting and track against KPI’s.
- Understand key financial terms of the any fundraising and support the Founders with analysis and strategic financial/operational decision making to help maximize value for the Founders.
- Ensure that the company meets all its legal, tax and excise obligations in respect of the production and sale of their products
- Assist the production team in creating appropriate tools to monitor product production, using financial information to identify opportunities for gross margin improvement.
- Work closely with the broader management team to translate strategy into actionable goals for performance and growth helping to implement organisation-wide goal setting, performance management and annual business planning.
- Work closely with head of sales and production team to accurately forecast future stock requirements to ensure there is consistent future supply.
- Ongoing management and improvement of accounting/inventory software. Ensuring reporting is set up to cover a complex production business with inventory and work-in-progress held in multiple locations. Ensure procedures are adhered to and team are educated.
Qualifications:
- Excellent analytical and financial and/or accounting experience.
- Experience working in beverage or CPG brands
- 3-5 years experience working with external accountants to manage and provide financial reporting.
- Experience with investor reporting
