Colorifix is seeking a commercially minded Head of Finance to drive its newly formed Finance Division to support the next stage of the company’s growth. You would be joining Colorifix at an exciting time, the company having just closed a Series B funding round and being on the cusp of commercialising its R&D and rapidly expanding its team of 40.

You would manage a Finance Assistant (currently being recruited), work closely with the CSO, COO and CEO and be part of the managerial decision-making processes. Ideally, you would have experience of the needs of an SME and be comfortable owning the many different functions of our Finance Division (e.g., from sales-ledger management to ad hoc analyses and modelling to support strategic decision making). You would need to be comfortable working in an agile environment and with multidisciplinary team members. Disagreements happen in this kind of environment and so good people are an advantage.

You could work from home much of the time, however the ability to spend the occasional day in our Cambridge or Norwich sites is essential. Our London-based staff also have an office space they like to collaborate in.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

With the support of the Finance Assistant and other team members, you would own all functions of the Finance Division, which include:

• Sales and Purchase ledger management, including supplier payments
• Payroll
• Management accounts, including prepayments, accruals and fixed assets
• Grant claim submissions
• VAT returns
• Staff timesheets
• Cashflow forecasting and managing cash burn rate
• Budgeting
• FOREX management
• Systems and controls (e.g. purchase and stock management system)
• Statutory accounts and corporation tax, inc. R&D claims (with external support)
• Provide internal tax expertise
• Board presentations
• Investor reports
• Manage the newly incorporated Portuguese subsidiary and consolidate financial reports
• Oversee logistics to ensure compliance and cost effectiveness
• Ad hoc financial models and analysis to support strategic decision making

Role Requirements:

• Qualified accountant; ACA, CIMA, or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience at a managerial level (e.g. Head of Finance, Financial Controller), preferably with SMEs
• Comfortable signing off on and filing compliance reports from VAT returns to investor submissions
• Strong communicator and influencer, easily building relationships within our team and with external stakeholders
• Comfortable within the agile environment of a start-up and meeting sudden deadlines that can arise
• Takes initiative to identify areas for improvement and lead a change effort
• Tech savy; leveraging automation to create efficient systems. Advanced Excel user but will think beyond excel and into cloud solutions.
• Believe in our mission to help the textile industry to dramatically reduce its environmental impact
• Desirable: experience with Xero
• Desirable: knowledge of the Portuguese language
• Desirable: previous experience with Xero and integrated purchase/stock systems
• Desirable: experience with Portuguese companies

Title: Head of Finance
Reports to: CSO and COO
Location: Flexible but with ability to attend meetings in Norwich and Cambridge
Remuneration: £65k – £75k depending on experience
Holidays:25 + BH

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role that you are applying for in the subject line.

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.