Finance Manager, Boden
+ Targeted annual bonus scheme
2 days a week in office (North Acton, London)
Clothing for women and children
Job no longer available
Clothing for women and children
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Targeted annual bonus scheme
2 days a week in office (North Acton, London)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create clothes that bring colour to our customers' wardrobes and fun to their lives.
Role
Who you are
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent)
- Strong, proven team management experience (essential)
- Experience of, or strong working knowledge of, stock and stock-related accounting
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Advanced or intermediate Excel skills
- The ability to explain complex financial information clearly and confidently
- Experience using SUN or similar financial systems (desirable)
- Retail or consumer industry experience (desirable)
- Strong team management experience is essential
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Finance Manager to lead and develop our Management Accounting team
- Reporting to the Financial Controller (Accounting), you’ll manage a team of 5–6 (qualified, part-qualified, and non-qualified) accountants responsible for producing accurate and timely monthly management accounts, maintaining the trial balances across four legal entities, and overseeing key balance sheet areas
- This role is first and foremost about leading, coaching, and developing people, ensuring the team consistently delivers high-quality, well-controlled financial reporting
- You’ll play a key role in maintaining high standards of financial control and accuracy while building an engaged, high-performing team
- Collaboration is central to the role — you’ll work closely with the Financial Accountant, colleagues in Tax and Commercial Finance, and wider business stakeholders to meet reporting deadlines and drive continuous improvement across Finance
- You’ll also have the opportunity to deputise for the Financial Controller, contribute to finance transformation initiatives, and champion the use of AI and automation to improve efficiency and ways of working
- This position focuses on management accounting delivery, statutory reporting support, financial control, and team leadership. It does not include budgeting, forecasting, or business partnering responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of management accountants, supporting performance, progression, and engagement
- Build strong relationships across Finance, IT, and wider business teams to ensure alignment and effective collaboration
- Own the consolidation and delivery of monthly management accounts and elements of the board pack
- Oversee all general ledger activity (excluding debtors and creditors)
- Ensure key risk areas are identified, reviewed, and addressed appropriately
- Review and deliver balance sheet reconciliations to a consistently high standard
- Support the preparation of statutory accounts and year-end processes
- Manage the preparation and review of audit schedules, liaising with auditors as required
- Oversee key compliance requirements (e.g. government surveys and reporting obligations)
- Review balance sheet reconciliations alongside the Financial Accountant and Financial Controller (Accounting)
- Play an active role in finance transformation projects and continuous process improvement
- Encourage innovative approaches, including the use of AI and automation, to enhance accuracy and efficiency
- How We Lead at Boden:
- Being a manager at Boden is about giving people clarity, backing them properly, and helping them do their best work
- You make things make sense. You take big ideas and turn them into clear priorities, so people know what they’re doing and (most importantly) why it matters
- Your communication is clear and open - you listen and you don’t overcomplicate things
- You take responsibility. When big decisions need to be made, you make them. When things change, you adapt. And when things don’t go to plan, you own it and move things forward
- You stay close to what matters - our customer, our brand and our goals - using that to guide decisions and keep teams aligned
- Most importantly, you build a team people actually want to be part of - where people feel trusted, supported and able to grow
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Initially set up as a mail order company in 1991, Boden has since become a major UK fashion brand specialising in quality clothing designed to stand the test of time. It has 1.8 million active customers worldwide and has attracted high-profile buyers, including Kate Middleton, Michelle Obama, and Holly Willoughby.
Previously relying on catalogue sales, they were unable to achieve the real-time responsiveness vital in today’s retail industry. As a result, in the past few years, Boden has heavily invested in modernising its IT systems and created a new way to capture data online. Having adapted to changing consumer behaviours, now 95% of its sales occur online, enabling it to compete with the growing number of e-commerce competitors like ME + EM and Mint Velvet.
This new digital approach has not been Boden's only success in recent years. Traditionally, many UK retailers have failed to gain a foothold in the US. However, the company’s quintessential British branding has successfully set it apart, leading to Boden’s US sales already overtaking those in the UK, and the business continues to grow faster there.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Johnnie Boden
(Creative Director)Johnnie started Boden in 1991 from their kitchen table with an eight-piece menswear collection, and has since expanded the company to the titan it is today.
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