Gabriel Scott is a leading luxury furniture and lighting brand renowned for its timeless design and craftsmanship. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Finance Manager to oversee our financial operations, ensure compliance, and drive financial planning and analysis.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA, CMA, or CFA preferred.
• Experience specifically in small to mid-sized businesses or scaling environments
• A strong background in finance management, preferably in luxury interiors, design, or manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, tax regulations, and compliance standards.
• Proficiency in financial systems, including Hubspot, Xero and other ERP tools.
• Experience managing audits, tax filings, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate across departments and with external partners.

• Develop and oversee the company’s financial planning processes, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Analyse financial performance and variances against budgets and forecasts to provide strategic insights.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP and other regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the preparation of financial statements and manage external audits.
• Liaise with auditors, including government auditors for payroll, income tax, and other compliance matters.
• Manage cash flow and liquidity to ensure the organisation meets financial obligations.
• Oversee banking relationships and negotiate terms with financial institutions.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and implement internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Establish approval protocols, including payment approvals and purchase order reviews for amounts over $10,000.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
• Monitor financial transactions to detect and prevent fraud or errors.
• Implement financial policies and procedures to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Manage finance functions within Hubspot and Xero, including system optimisation and data dependencies.
• Maintain workflows for invoice generation, payment tracking, and revenue recognition
• Establish regular data reconciliation procedures between systems
• Maintain mapping protocols between HubSpot sales data and Xero financial records
• Create reporting dashboards that pull real-time data from both systems
• Develop tax strategies to minimize tax liabilities while ensuring full compliance with tax laws and regulations.
• Oversee the preparation and filing of tax returns, including income tax, sales tax, and payroll tax.
• Manage transfer pricing compliance and reporting.
• Lead and develop a small finance team including hiring, training, and performance management.
• Provide mentorship and career development opportunities for accounting team members.
• Oversee payroll, employee salary, and expense management.
• Manage invoicing for sales orders, quarterly commission reports, and partnership sales reports.
• Confirm receipt and reporting of client payments, assigning payments to sales documents in Hubspot / Xero.
• Approve quotations and generate credit memos.
• Ensure timely payments of client credit memos and supplier payments, managing payment priorities.
• Maintain and update sales order deposits and open invoices for tracking payments and collections.
• Provide statements of accounts per client requests.
• Manage financial systems, bank logins, and ownership handover.
• Develop and refine finance process flows, ensuring clarity in system interactions and data dependencies.