Financial Reporting Manager | Dundee/Edinburgh
Recruiter: Rutherford Cross
Company: Snappy Shopper
Title: Financial Reporting Manager
Location: Remote/Hybrid (occasional travel to sites in Dundee/Edinburgh)
Salary: Highly Competitive, plus excellent benefits
Contract type: Permanent
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The Company
Snappy Shopper is the market leader in the growing Q-commerce convenience grocery sector, worth £41BN in the UK. In addition to their independent retailers, they serve most of the major convenience store players, including Spar, Nisa, Premier and Booker.
Snappy Shopper is a technology-led Q-Commerce solution provider, delivering £140m of annualised sales to 2000+ business partners. At present the business has two verticals, Snappy Shopper and Hungrrr, operating in the growing UK convenience grocery sector and the hospitality sector respectively. Launched in Dundee in December 2017, Snappy Shopper's UK-wide app and website allows consumers to order from their local store, with delivery from the store’s own drivers in as little as 30 minutes. The company’s vision is to democratise technology and protect local community businesses by enabling them to provide a fast, local home delivery service. Snappy Shopper’s belief is that society is better when local communities thrive.
Their collaborative approach is working and they now have 2,000 stores across the group, with ongoing expansion into England and Wales and some transformative commercial opportunities on the horizon. Their top-performing shops are growing incremental sales by £2 million a year and above. At Snappy Shopper, they see retailers as pillars of the community. They are all about maintaining their presence, delivering convenience and protecting local services.
The Role
The Financial Reporting Manager will be joining the business at an incredibly exciting and important time, playing a key role in developing the finance function. While the position reports to the Group Financial Controller (GFC), it will initially have a direct reporting line to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) while the GFC is on maternity leave.
* Work with the GFC and CFO to develop and build a world-class finance operation from the ground up to support business growth
* Support the GFC in managing the core finance operation including preparation of the monthly management accounts, board reporting and statutory accounts
* Own the monthly financial close process by operating both hands on (for example, by preparing reconciliations and posting journals) and reviewing the work of colleagues and peers
* Own relationships with key stakeholders including interdepartmental peers, external auditors and investors
* Take the lead in ensuring the company’s compliance bar is met, including managing external auditors and tax advisors
* Develop and implement scalable, automated financial processes across the business
* Put in place and maintain a strong control environment that protects the business from risk
* As a start-up the future is ever-changing, and you will be involved in wide-ranging projects supporting the GFC and CFO based on business needs
The Individual
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, ACMA) who is adaptable and able to work in a fluid environment, taking ownership and willing to turn their hand to a range of problems, whether they’ve encountered them before or not. A good technical background will be key and preferably some exposure to UK GAAP or IFRS. Prior experience in a financial reporting role is important but not necessarily a pre-requisite, as well as the ability to work effectively within a small but dynamic and growing team.
Experience working in a high-growth and fast-paced environment would be beneficial, although not essential. Above all else, the Company is looking for someone with the right attitude, a strong work ethic and the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing startup environment.
To find out more on remuneration, the role or to see a full Position Profile, please contact their retained advisor, Noortje Teeuwen at Rutherford Cross by emailing noortjeteeuwen@rutherfordcross.com
Please note that any direct or third party approaches will be sent to Rutherford Cross for review and assessment.