Infiniium Ltd
Finance Manager
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Finance Manager
Finance Manager – Senior Financial Operations (Online/Retail)
A fast-growing international business operating in the Online/Retail space is seeking a commercially minded and trustworthy Finance Manager to lead their financial operations in a newly created senior finance role.
Ideally, the candidate will have hands-on experience in online/e-commerce/retail, alongside expertise in tax and shareholder planning, to merit placement towards the higher end of the salary bracket. Alternatively, competitive compensation will be offered to the right individual.
This is a senior, hands-on role at the heart of the business, acting as the financial backbone, responsible for:
- Day-to-day accounts management
- Shareholder tax planning
- Dividend optimisation
- Profit-stretching solutions
- Direct collaboration with the Director and external accountants
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management & Budget Control
- Take full ownership of company financial operations, planning, and reporting
- Develop and monitor budgets to ensure responsible spending and optimal resource allocation
- Conduct regular financial performance reviews, providing variance analysis and actionable insights
- Maintain cash flow optimisation to meet operational and tax obligations
- Prepare financial forecasts and management reports for directors and shareholders
- Identify cost-reduction opportunities, advise on profit margins, and reinvestment strategies
Payments & Record Keeping
- Approve, process, and reconcile supplier invoices, purchase orders, and outgoing payments
- Manage accounts payable and receivable, ensuring up-to-date reconciliations
- Track e-commerce transactions, including:
- Platform fees
- Deductions from Shopify, Amazon, and other integrations
- Maintain clean, accurately coded ledgers with full reconciliation
- Produce monthly management accounts and support end-of-year financial statements
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Taxation & Compliance
- Ensure:
- VAT (including EU VAT & IOSS), PAYE, and corporation tax submissions are accurate and timely
- Full compliance with HMRC regulations and e-commerce tax requirements
- Maintain audit-ready financial records for all transactions
- Liaise with accountants and auditors for year-end and compliance reviews
- Monitor tax legislation changes and proactively advise on implications
Shareholder & Director Tax Planning
- Advise on and implement tax-efficient dividend strategies, optimising:
- Personal income tax band utilisation
- Strategic timing for maximum efficiency
- Support directors in personal tax structuring, including:
- Salary/dividend optimisation
- Benefit-in-kind minimisation
- Self-assessment compliance
- Identify opportunities to maximise allowances, reliefs, and exemptions, such as:
- Corporation tax deductions
- Capital allowances
- Employment benefit schemes
- Collaborate with external accountants to continuously improve shareholder/director tax positioning
Growth & Strategic Support
- Work closely with operations, procurement, and compliance teams to align financial strategy with business objectives
- Provide data-driven insights and scenario modelling to guide:
- Purchasing decisions
- Inventory planning
- Growth initiatives
- Assist in building scalable financial systems as the company expands in the UK retail market
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Requirements & Essentials
- Qualified accountant Preferred: ACCA/ACA/CIMA. Alternatives: Partially-Qualified (PQ)/Qualified Bookkeeper Essential (QBE)
- 5+ years’ experience in a finance role, with:
- Hands-on responsibility for:
- Management accounts
- Tax compliance
- Financial planning
- Hands-on responsibility for:
- Knowledge and preferable practical experience in:
- EU VAT (including IOSS)
- Strong commercial finance & business acumen
- Advanced knowledge of UK accounting standards, HMRC, and Director/shareholder tax matters
- Direct experience with:
- Dividend planning
- Benefit-in-kind reporting
- PAYE for directors
- Proficient in Xero and capable of working with:
- E-commerce platforms (Shopify, Amazon, ERP integrations)
- Numbing precision, analytical thinking, and attention to detail
- High integrity and discretion in handling confidential tax and financial information
- E-commerce/Retail background highly preferred
- Proactive, ideas-driven mindset to:
- Identify unrealised tax efficiencies
- Drive cost reductions
- Optimise company structuring
- Bonus points for candidates who have implemented tax schemes, reliefs, or solutions others overlooked.
This is a chance to shape the financial strategy of a growing business. Apply with your portfolio of forward-thinking ideas.
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