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Finance Manager at R.A.D in London, England, GB
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Job Description
About Us:
R.A.D® is a performance footwear company using innovation and creativity to unlock the euphoria of sport. Inspired by skateboarding and surfing, we blend cutting-edge performance with a distinctive aesthetic rooted in lifestyle subcultures. As an underdog in a field dominated by giants, we focus on authentic, credible brand-building that challenges the status quo - step by step crafting a legacy. Tuned For The Future.
Role Overview:
This is a real contributor role for a commercially sharp, qualified management accountant who wants to be genuinely embedded in a growing performance brand. You will own monthly management accounts, drive cost and margin analysis, and oversee inventory accounting and act as a financial partner to the wider business. You will work alongside our Financial Controller (who owns systems, compliance, and control), allowing you to focus on management information - and on being the person the wider business comes to when they need to understand the numbers behind a decision.
Key Responsibilities:
Own the management accounts - live and breathe the numbers.
Own month-end close, coordinating with the internal finance team.
Provide analysis of product margins across DTC and wholesale channels.
Own the stock reconciliation process - coordinating with operations teams to ensure stock movements are correctly recorded, and that stock balances are understood and in line with our financial systems.
Be the numbers person the business turns to. Once you understand what drives our margins, our channels, and our stock, you'll be the natural point of contact when a non-finance colleague needs to sense-check a decision - whether that's a marketing spend proposal, a new product line, or a promotional plan. This isn't a formal "business partner" function with its own KPIs; it's about being close enough to the detail that people trust your read on it, and confident enough to ask "why?" and push back when something doesn't add up.
Drive process improvements across all areas to reduce manual effort and ensure we're focused on value-adding activities, not just process.
Fully qualified - CIMA preferred, ACCA or ACA considered.
Background in consumer product, retail, sportswear, or footwear strongly preferred.
Experience of owning the Management Accounts process, from production to presentation.
Experience explaining financial information to non-finance colleagues and answering their questions confidently - this could come from a business partnering role, or simply from being the go-to finance contact in a smaller team.
Solid inventory/stock accounting experience.
Comfortable working with NetSuite or equivalent ERP as a key user.
Comfortable being both strategic and hands-on in a small, fast-moving team.
You are:
Commercially minded - connecting financial insight to real business outcomes.
A self-starter who takes ownership without needing to be chased.
A relationship builder - if you don't know the answer to something, you'll quickly learn who does, and build the kind of relationship that means they're happy to give it to you.
Inquisitive - you want to understand the "why?" and aren't afraid to push back.
A clear communicator with non-finance stakeholders, able to quickly digest data and ideas and simplify them for others.
Energised by working in a small business with a roll-your-sleeves-up attitude.
Looking for a long-term relationship with a business you can grow with. We're ambitious and going places - you should want to come with us.
25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
Generous employee allowance.
Family/friends discount.
Quarterly 'Power of Movement' allowance towards physical pursuits (gym membership, race entry, etc.).
Office gym.