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Patch
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London, Greater London
Finance Manager
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Job Description
About Patch Patch is a modern plant shop, for modern plant people. Patch helps you discover the best plants for your space, delivers them to your door and helps you look after them. Patch has delivered over 300,000 plants to 110,000 customers while growing +100% in the last year. Patch has raised 10m so far and is poised to expand across Europe and cut out the middle-man in its supply chain. As more of us choose to live in big towns and cities, were leading busy, stressful lives and our need for nature is growing. We believe that by bringing plants into your home or workplace, life becomes much calmer, healthier and more joyful. Theres a perception that plants are hard work; its a mission to find places that deliver plants, its difficult to choose the right plants for your space and its a pain to look after them - but it doesn't have to be this way. We were recently voted 16th in the Startups.co.uk #Startups100. The business is backed by the early-stage investor, Forward Partners, and has raised its Series A from one of the most prestigious VCs in the UK, Octopus Ventures. Whats the opportunity? Patch is looking for a Finance Manager to join our business support team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Finance Manager will be responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of Patchs financial information whilst building & maintaining relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally. What will the job involve? * Maintaining the general ledger for the UK & NL entities, working closely with external NL accountants. * Management and optimisation of the Month end close. Including Balance Sheet reconciliations and group consolidation. * Swift preparation and filing of annual statutory financial statements. * Ownership of all VAT and Tax accounting for all entities/branches with support from external advisors when needed. Including the coordination of the annual R&D claim. * Continuous process improvement and system implementation to support the business as it grows * Working Capital & Cash Flow optimisation * Working with cross functional non-finance team members * Support the ongoing training and development of our Finance Assistant. Requirements What experience, skills and traits do I need? * Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA) with 2+ Years PQE * Strong Technical Skills * Proven operational accounting and financial management experience from previous roles. Ideally from a high growth, fast paced, e-commerce environment * A highly motivated problem solver with excellent attention to detail * Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines * Advanced Excel skills * Xero experience a plus Nice to have: * Understanding of Intercompany Accounting/Transfer Pricing * System implementation experience Benefits Whats in it for me? Patch offers a number of team-wide benefits and perks but if theres something thats important to you thats not on this list, let us know. * An opportunity to bring online one of the worlds last remaining offline industries * Highly competitive salary * 25 days holiday allowance pro-rated * Generous plant allowance to help you bring your own home to life * Regular team socials * Weekly breakfast meetings * Drinks on a Friday afternoon to celebrate the week * Flexible working arrangements, as long as the work gets done * Coaching/mentoring budget to help you with your development * You will work from home initially and then be based at our London office - Patch HQ, a beautiful and unique building, just a moments walk from Queenstown Road train station (one stop from Victoria, Waterloo and Clapham Junction). As youd expect, its bursting with plants.