Head of Finance

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Office, Bristol

Description

The Head of Finance is a senior operational finance leader responsible for ensuring robust financial control, accurate management reporting, and full compliance across the ELEMIS group, alongside the Head of Transactional Finance.

This role plays a pivotal part in supporting a fast-growing skincare brand by delivering reliable financial information, maintaining strong governance, and ensuring timely and accurate reporting to the parent company.

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Head of Finance manages a team of four management accountants, oversees UK and Ireland management accounts, leads UK and Ireland reporting to group, and coordinates audits for the UK, US, and Ireland entities.

The Head of Finance will also lead on compliance with UK and US tax regulations, partnering with external advisors on cross‑border tax planning and transfer pricing.

This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role - ideal for an experienced finance leader who thrives on operational delivery, attention to detail, and team development within a fast‑paced environment.

This is a hybrid working role (which means three office days per week, and two days working from home), based in our Avonmouth offices.

What Will You Do?

1. UK and Ireland Financial Reporting & Group Consolidation

• Lead preparation and consolidation of monthly, quarterly and annual accounts.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of group reporting packs to the parent company, aligned with group policies.
• Maintain consistency and integrity between regional and group reporting.
• Partner with Group Finance to support consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and group‑level financial analysis.

2. Accounting Operations & Control

• Oversee the integrity of accounting processes and general ledger accuracy for the UK entity.
• Lead statutory audit processes for the UK, US, and Ireland, ensuring clean audit outcomes and proactive issue resolution.
• Ensure robust internal controls, balance‑sheet governance, and compliance with accounting policies.
• Manage intercompany reconciliations and oversee month‑end close processes across regions (UK lead).

3. Compliance & Tax

• Ensure full compliance with statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions (corporation tax, VAT, payroll, BEAT, etc.).
• Manage transfer pricing and cross‑border financial arrangements in coordination with external advisors.