Financial Controller / Head of Finance

📣  A bit about the role.  

We’re looking for a Head of Finance to join our squad at an exciting time in our hyper-growth journey with further international expansion on the horizon. This role will suit a proactive candidate who is ready for a step up in their career, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and eager to be part of a business where they can have a tangible and positive impact.

You will be lead, coach and develop a team of 6, oversee all key accounting and reporting activities with a focus on effective financial management, ensuring a robust control environment that allows us to scale sustainably.

This role will report into our CFO but will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the business. There will be a clear development plan in place to support you on your journey to Finance Director.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Be given a high level of responsibility from day one for the delivery of internal & external financial reporting
• Proactively identify key business risks and be tasked with exploring ways of mitigating them
• Oversee key profitability enhancement initiatives & working capital improvement projects
• Manage our tax work including R&D, CT and Capital Allowances, as well as ensuring we maintain the right Group structure with efficient Intercompany and Transfer Pricing policies in place
• Run point with our treasury strategy
• Be at the financial forefront of our international expansion plans
• Work with different business leaders to ensure they correct potential deviations from budget on cost or top line, both proactively and retrospectively
• Be in charge of the primary Finance systems and oversee a roadmap of streamlining & automation to ensure our processes scale and that we stay ahead of the growth curve

👋  A bit about you. 

• 5+ years CIMA/ACCA/ACA/equivalent post-qualified experience
• Experience managing an audit process end-to-end or an audit background
• Strong financial control and reporting background from within a commercial context
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including an ability to explain technical concepts to non-Finance colleagues
• Great at managing change, adapting to new situations & solving problems on the fly
• Experience leading a team, providing coaching and mentorship to support their development
• Love dogs (naturally) and our Butternut values resonate strongly with you

Your application will stand out if you have experience with SAP B1 or you have experience in an FMCG, subscription or manufacturing business.

🐶 A bit about us. 

At Butternut, we put the food back into dog food. We believe dogs deserve to eat the healthiest, most natural and tastiest food with none of the nasties. That’s why we make freshly prepared dog food. Cooked like you would at home. Delivered in perfect portions.

Our goal is to help dogs live healthier, happier and longer lives whilst leaving humans smiling after every interaction. We’ve come a long way since our co-founders (Kev & Dave) hand-delivered the first Butternut Box, we now feed a lot of dogs across the UK - but we want to feed dogs everywhere. And to do this, we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition to come and work with us. 

 🙌 A bit about what we offer.

• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and an additional day for every year of service 
• £500 yearly personal learning & development budget 
• Butternut Box employee discount 
• Co-working office space. Flexible working hours and work from home options 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension with NEST
• Private Medical Insurance with Vitality
• Lots of office dogs (Apple, Chambo, Willow, Bella, Gnooco, River, Pip and many more….)

❗️A few things to note: 

• Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
• As our business has grown so has our responsibility to our community, our planet and our business. We are not perfect, but we are committed to doing business the right way and continually improving our social and environmental performance.
• We're not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.
• We are not looking for external agency support with this role.