Senior Finance Manager

We are delighted to be retained by our client The PaintShed to recruit a newly created  Senior Finance Manager role.

The business itself has been selling paint for over 30 years, since opening their first stores in Edinburgh, they've grown to become one of the UK's fastest-growing trade paint retailers. With 20 stores across Scotland and a successful e-commerce site they achieved revenue of over £21m in 2023 and have ambitious plans to continue their growth.  The PaintShed's omni channel model is changing how people buy paint and decorating supplies, and they continue to innovate within the sector.

In 2023 they joined Brewers Decorator Centres to become part of the largest network of independent paint retailers in the UK (£200m+ revenue and c1,600 employees)

The business has doubled turnover since 2020 and to support this growth they are looking to strengthen their finance department.

We are now helping them to recruit a full-time Senior Finance Manager to join and manage a restructured transactional finance department to deliver first class information to the business and wider group.

The Role

The Senior Finance Manager will present the monthly management accounts to board level analysis and be responsible for the day-to-day finance team. The role will report directly to the Head of Finance and will be a member of the wider SMT

Main Responsibilities

Completion of monthly board pack financial information

Narrative and analysis of weekly trading, working closely with the commercial team and RMs to understand movements

Ensuring the SAGE system delivers for the finance team

Manage a small finance team ensuring transactional finance is up to date  and coach/mentor management accountant

Analyse and visualise key drivers of store performance and customers

Prepare monthly financial reports highlighting operational performance

Partner with onsite operational teams including stores, hubs, regional managers

Maintain finance compliance and recommend improvements

Support decision-making with insightful analysis and idea generation

Understand stock and understand impact of stock usage on the business

Able to budget and forecast and provide support to the Head of Finance

Understand impact of margin calculations across branches and Ecom

Liaise with auditors ensuring year end time-table met

Be an active member of SMT and ensure finance delivers for the wider business

Behaviours

Keep up to date with the latest financial practices and ensure CPD / exam progress is up to date

A self-starter who has the ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision in an autonomous environment

The ability to present large volumes of data succinctly

Able to implement change in order to improve efficiencies within the team

Ability to relate and work with store managers and staff to solve all queries and issues

Experience

Month end processing and completion

Qualified or if Part qualified, able to demonstrate a path to qualification

Experience of stock, margin analysis and working in a growth business

Working in a role with multiple non finance stakeholders

Desirable Attributes

SAGE 200 experience

Audit experience

SMT experience

Benefits

Hybrid working (3 days office based in Stirling)

Company pension

Eligible for SMT bonus

32 days holiday

Enhanced paternity/maternity provision

* Please note that all 3rd party CV's will be forwarded onto (url removed) and will only be considered once screened by Venari*