Financial Reporting & Control

• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts.
• Deliver meaningful variance analysis and financial commentary.
• Ensure robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close process.
• Prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Oversee preparation of statutory accounts and coordinate the annual audit.
• Maintain compliance with UK accounting standards and statutory reporting requirements.

Commercial Finance

• Analyse sales, gross margins, labour costs, and operational performance.
• Support pricing decisions, investment appraisals, and business cases.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Partner with operational managers to monitor KPIs and financial performance.
• Provide commercial insight to support strategic initiatives across the business.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Manage cash flow forecasting and working capital.
• Oversee banking relationships and payment approvals.
• Monitor liquidity and ensure effective cash management across the business.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with VAT, payroll, corporation tax, and all statutory obligations.
• Maintain strong internal controls and financial governance.
• Liaise with auditors, tax advisers, banks, and external stakeholders.
• Continuously review and improve finance processes and systems.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team.
• Foster a collaborative, supportive, and high-performing culture.
• Ensure finance provides an excellent service to the wider business.
• Drive continuous improvement across systems, reporting, and processes.

About You

You are an experienced finance professional who combines technical excellence with commercial awareness and a collaborative leadership style.

You enjoy working in dynamic businesses where no two days are the same and are comfortable moving between strategic planning and hands-on operational finance.

Essential Skills & Experience

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified.
• Significant experience as a Finance Director, Head of Finance, or equivalent senior finance role.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Proven experience producing management accounts, budgets, and forecasts.
• Experience managing cash flow and working capital.
• Excellent commercial acumen and analytical skills.
• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems knowledge.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Experience within hospitality, retail, leisure, luxury consumer goods, or multi-site businesses.
• Experience working with stock and inventory-based operations.
• Knowledge of hospitality EPOS and finance systems.
• Experience leading finance process improvements or systems implementations.

What We Offer

• A unique opportunity to join one of London’s most distinctive hospitality and lifestyle businesses.
• A collaborative and values-driven working environment.
• The opportunity to make a significant impact during an exciting period for the business.
• Flexible working arrangements as both full-time and part-time applications welcomed.
• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Staff discounts across Petersham Nurseries.
• Company pension.
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.
• Unique, beautiful working environment in the heart of Richmond.