Job Specifications
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Since we launched Revive Collagen in August 2020, we have experienced exceptional growth, building a globally recognised premium ingestible collagen brand with hundreds of thousands of loyal customers. Our market leading liquid collagen supports skin, hair, joints and wellbeing through every stage of life.
To date, we have sold over 25 million doses and now sell one box every 60 seconds. In 2021, we announced our longstanding brand ambassador partnership with Amanda Holden. Our products are available in over 10,000 retail doors globally, including Ulta Beauty, Walgreens, Boots, Holland and Barrett and Sephora. We have ambitious plans to become the global leader in ingestible collagen.
Since launch, we have won more than 24 industry awards. In 2022, we were recognised as the UK’s best new business by Lloyds Banking Group and were recently ranked as the 86th fastest growing privately owned company in the UK.
If you are looking to play a pivotal role in one of the UK’s fastest growing consumer brands and want genuine influence over scale, structure and long term value creation, this role offers a rare opportunity.
THE ROLE
This role is both strategic and hands on and sits at the heart of the business. As Finance Director, you will be fully accountable for the financial performance, governance and support commercial decision making of the group across the UK, US and international markets.
You will act as a trusted partner to the founders and senior leadership team, providing clarity, challenge and insight to support rapid but controlled growth. You will own financial planning, forecasting, reporting, cash flow management and commercial analysis, ensuring the business scales profitably while maintaining strong financial discipline.
You will oversee all finance operations, including management accounts, statutory reporting, tax, audit, controls and systems. You will lead and develop a high-calibre finance function and work closely with external advisors across audit, tax, banking and legal.
You will be comfortable operating at board level while remaining close to the detail. You will move confidently between long term strategic planning and day to day execution, with a strong focus on cash, margin, working capital and risk management.
As the business continues to expand internationally, you will play a key role in supporting new market entry, entity structuring, FX exposure, transfer pricing and regulatory compliance. You will also contribute to funding strategy, lender and investor relationships.
The role will be based in either our London HQ in Mayfair or our Bristol office, with a requirement to be in the office a minimum of three days per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leading the overall financial strategy of the group in alignment with business growth objectives
• Owning group budgeting, forecasting and long range financial planning across all markets
• Providing clear commercial insight on revenue, margin, EBITDA, cash flow and working capital
• Partnering with the founders and leadership team to support strategic decision making
• Overseeing monthly management accounts and board level reporting with accuracy and pace
• Ensuring robust financial controls, governance and risk management frameworks are in place
• Managing cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning and banking relationships
• Leading funding activity including debt facilities, investor reporting and due diligence processes
• Overseeing statutory accounts, audits, tax compliance and regulatory reporting across entities
• Supporting international expansion, including entity management, FX management and transfer pricing
• Driving financial governance and performance across international markets, with specific responsibility for the US, coordinating closely with outsourced finance, tax and legal functions
• Driving margin improvement initiatives across D2C, retail, wholesale and subscription channels
• Working closely with Ecommerce, Marketing, Operations and Retail teams to evaluate commercial performance
• Leading pricing, cost modelling and promotional profitability analysis
• Ensuring finance systems, processes and reporting scale effectively with the business
• Building and developing a high performing finance function with strong accountability and capability
• Managing relationships with auditors, tax advisors, banks and external consultants
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Significant experience operating at Finance Director or senior finance leadership level
• Experience operating at Finance Director level within a business with a minimum £30m+ global annual turnover, with exposure to continued scale beyond this level
• Proven experience in a high growth founder led environment, with the ability to bring structure, pace and commercial discipline without slowing momentum
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence founders and senior stakeholders
• Proven track record within high