Fractional Finance Manager (Part-time/ Contract)

Positive Luxury Ltd.; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading luxury sustainability firm in London seeks a proactive Fractional Finance Manager to provide financial oversight on a part-time basis. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in financial management for SMEs, oversee day-to-day operations, manage budgeting, and ensure compliance with UK accounting standards. This role is flexible, remote, and offers a competitive day rate.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Opportunity to make a significant impact

Competitive day rate

Qualifications

• Proven experience in finance management within SMEs or growth businesses.
• Experience managing or working with outsourced accounting services.
• Demonstrable interest in sustainability and the luxury industry.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day finance operations including bookkeeping and payroll.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasts.

Skills

Proficiency with accounting software

Strong knowledge of UK accounting principles

Excellent analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Hands-on, proactive approach

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Xero

MS Excel

Job description

ROLE SUMMARY

Positive Luxury is seeking a proactive Fractional Finance Manager to provide financial oversight and hands-on management on a part-time basis. This role is ideal for a finance professional who thrives in supporting SMEs, scale-ups, or growing businesses, bringing expertise as well as experience managing outsourced services.

You will work closely with leadership to ensure financial health, improve processes, provide insight, and support decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee day-to-day finance operations including bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, and payroll and benefits
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning to support growth and profitability
• Oversee preparation of accurate monthly management accounts and prepare accurate cash flow forecasts, KPI reports and balance sheets
• Ensure compliance with UK accounting standards, Companies House, and HMRC filing and payment requirements
• Provide financial analysis and business partnering to support strategic decisions
• Liaise with external accountants, bank, lending facilities, HMRC (PAYE, VAT, Corporate Tax and R&D claims) and other business partners as required
• Advise leadership on risk management, tax efficiency, and cost control
• Oversee management of the company’s IP and trademarks
• Ensure effective client, supplier trading agreements and workspace arrangements are in place as necessary to support a growing organisation
• Review accounting system, processes and policies and improve where necessary to ensure effective financial controls and compliance, as well efficient financial and company-wide operations

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven experience in finance management, ideally within SMEs or growth businesses
• Strong knowledge of UK accounting principles, tax and compliance
• Proficiency with accounting software (e.g. Xero) and MS Excel
• Experience managing or working with outsourced accounting services
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to present clear financial insights
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with non-finance stakeholders
• Hands-on, proactive approach – comfortable managing both detail and strategy
• Computer literate with exceptional proficiency in MS Excel
• Demonstrable interest in sustainability and the luxury industry

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible, fractional role tailored to business needs (1–3 days per week)
• Remote working with flexibility around hours
• Opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing business without full-time commitment
• Competitive day rate, commensurate with experience

ABOUT US

Positive Luxury’s mission is to shape a sustainable future for luxury by redefining the business model and rebuilding consumer trust. Since 2011 we have been helping luxury businesses accelerate adaptation to the new climate economy. Our assessment and certification programme is the only one designed for the specific practices and material risks of the luxury industry. The Butterfly Mark, a trust mark of excellence hard-won by the companies that bear it, is tangible, independent evidence to consumers and other stakeholders that a luxury business is operating in line with the highest standards of sustainability across the entire value chain.

OUR FUTURE

When you join Positive Luxury, you join a small but growing team of luxury and sustainability experts working together to create a culture that values purpose, collaboration, excellence, and optimism above all else. Entering a phase of rapid growth and transformation, Positive Luxury is the ideal environment for those who want to work at the forefront of cultural and economic change. We will encourage you to exercise initiative in an environment where your character as well as your ideas are valued.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Positive Luxury is an equal opportunity employer, diverse and inclusive. With ESG at the heart of our business proposition, we are committed to recruiting, employing, training, compensating, and promoting regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, national origin, disability, age, and other protected status. We aim to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people work together to make the greatest possible positive impact on nature and society.

To be considered for this role at Positive Luxury you must have a UK passport or be entitled to work and remain in the UK indefinitely. If you require additional equipment or support to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by contacting [e-mail].