Finance Manager

About the Role

Type: Full-time

Department/Job function: Finance
Experience: Mid-Senior Level
Reports to: CEO
Location: London-based (with hybrid-flexibility)
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 depending on experience
Experience: 2+ years in PQE
Sector: B2B SaaS, retail tech, ecommerce tech, Compliance tech, RegTech, accessibility software

The Finance Lead is responsible for leading the Finance, HR and administrative functions of the business, ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting, effective cash management, and compliance with statutory obligations. The role partners closely with the CEO, senior leadership team and board to provide commercial insight, support strategic decision-making, and ensure the company has the operational foundations required to deliver its growth plans.

This is a hands-on senior finance role within a fast-paced start-up environment. It combines core financial management, board and investor reporting, budgeting and forecasting, payroll, supplier payments, HR administration, policy development, legal and compliance support, and ad-hoc operational projects.

What you’ll own

Financial Reporting & Management Accounts

Preparation of monthly management reporting packs, including commentary, analysis and variance reporting for the SLT and board.
Maintain KPI dashboards and ensure reporting outputs reconcile to budgeting and reporting systems.
Monitor spend against budget and forecast, highlighting key variances and risks.
Maintain robust financial controls to ensure reporting is accurate, timely and decision-useful.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Commercial Planning

Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting processes.
Maintain cost forecasts, cash flow models and longer-term financial plans.
Partner with the CEO and leadership team on runway, cash burn and funding requirements.
Support investor reporting and funding requests through cash flow and working capital analysis.
Work with commercial, marketing, sales and technology teams to assess performance, pricing, customer targets and investment decisions.

Cash Flow, Payments & Working Capital

Manage cash flow and working capital requirements to support operational and strategic priorities.
Review and approve supplier payments, expenses and invoices.
Monitor company card spend, payment processes and key drivers of cash burn.
Maintain strong supplier relationships through timely and accurate payment management.

Payroll, Pensions & Statutory Compliance

Own the monthly payroll process, including PAYE, NIC and pension submissions.
Oversee VAT returns and ensure compliance with HMRC, Companies House and pension requirements.
Act as Company Secretary, supporting statutory filings and company administration.

Systems, Processes & Controls

Implement, maintain and improve finance, payroll, corporate card and HR systems.
Maintain finance processes, controls, documentation and access management.
Support the development of internal governance processes across finance, IT, developer and operational spend.
Review internal finance and operational requests, ensuring items are routed through the correct processes.

HR, Policies & Employee Administration

Lead day-to-day HR administration alongside finance responsibilities.
Maintain HR and finance policies, employee handbook and related documentation.
Support onboarding, offboarding, contract changes, benefits administration, holiday calculations and employee correspondence.

Legal, Governance & Compliance Support

Review key business contracts and support contract renewals, trackers and summaries.
Assist with customer, supplier, employee and investor documentation where required.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on legal, contractual and compliance matters.

Board, Investor & Leadership Support

Prepare financial updates, board materials and supporting analysis.
Support board meeting schedules, actions and follow-up materials.

Requirements

You’ll be a great fit with

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification with 2–3 years’ post-qualified experience.
A background in a start-up or fast-growth environment.
Exposure to a technology business would be beneficial.
The confidence to operate in a standalone finance role and hit the ground running.
Strong knowledge of UK payroll requirements.
A proven track record of preparing monthly management accounts, board packs, KPI dashboards and commercial commentary.
Strong capability across budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and working capital management.
Good knowledge of UK VAT, PAYE, NIC, pensions and statutory compliance requirements.
Confidence managing supplier payments, expenses and day-to-day finance operations.
A strong understanding of financial controls, process improvement and systems implementation.

Additional nice to haves

Familiarity with finance, payroll, HR and expense management systems such as Xero, SAP Concur, ADP, CharlieHR and Pleo.
Company secretarial knowledge or exposure.
Experience managing HR systems, including holiday, sickness and employee records.
Strong working knowledge of Claude and/or other AI tools.

Personal Attributes

Excellent stakeholder management skills, including working directly with CEOs, senior leadership teams and boards.
Highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage both recurring deadlines and ad-hoc projects.
Hands-on, proactive and comfortable operating in a lean start-up environment.
Strong commercial mindset with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insight.
Process-driven, with a continuous improvement mindset.
Comfortable working across ambiguous, evolving and cross-functional areas of the business.
Reliable, accountable and able to take ownership from start to finish.

Benefits

What we offer

Competitive pension scheme (up to 5% contribution matched by EnableAll)
Private medical insurance upon completion of probation
Flexible working arrangements within a hybrid setup
Direct access to the CEO and leadership team
Opportunity to work on a mission-driven product with real-world impact
A small, collaborative team where accessibility and quality genuinely matter

Inclusion EnableAll is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.