Cavendish is a leading UK champion for ambitious growth and investment companies. Trusted by both public and private businesses across a wide range of industry sectors, the Group provides expert services in equity capital markets, M&A, debt advisory, and growth capital.

With offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Birmingham, Cavendish combines strong regional presence with global reach through its membership of Oaklins. Cavendish plc is listed on AIM.

Job Overview

This is a hands‑on role within a small accounts team, with responsibility for monthly management accounts and reporting alongside ownership of Accounts Payable and transaction processing. The role suits someone who enjoys ownership, improving processes, and working across both operational and reporting finance in a fast‑paced environment.


Main Tasks

Accounting & Reporting Duties

  • Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts including balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Involvement in the design and production of Power BI dashboards.
  • Maintain the fixed asset register and post depreciation.
  • Support interim and year‑end processes, including audit queries.
  • Exposure to the preparation of year‑end statutory accounts.
  • Opportunity to support VAT partial exemption calculations.
  • Participation in the budgeting and forecasting process.
  • Support for FCA quarterly reporting and the ICARA process, where appropriate.

Accounts Payable & Expenses

  • Full ownership of the purchase ledger, including supplier setup, invoice processing, reconciliations and payment runs (supported by a part‑time Purchase Clerk).
  • Processing and review of staff expenses.
  • Reconciliation of credit card transactions
  • Assist with the rollout and embedding of a new expenses system, including user support and controls.

Team & Ad-hoc Support

  • Provide cover and support for Accounts Receivable during periods of annual leave.
  • Support process improvements and ad‑hoc finance projects as required.


Values

  • To uphold Cavendish’s values: smart thinking, collegiate, dynamic


Compliance

  • Maintain a high standard of conduct, ethical standards and values, including the strictest
  • confidentiality
  • Work within the Regulatory and the Firm’s compliance framework
  • Work to identify risks and enhance control across the business
  • Report control weaknesses, illegal, suspicious or unusual activity
  • Maintain own professional competence through a programme of CPD


Qualifications, skills and competencies required:

  • Part‑qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
  • Experience assisting with monthly management accounts
  • Strong hands‑on experience managing Accounts Payable / purchase ledger processes.
  • Experience working in a small or lean finance team.
  • Strong Excel skills (e.g. pivots, lookups, reconciliations).
  • High attention to detail with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
  • Hands‑on involvement in implementing or improving finance systems (e.g. expenses platforms)
  • Exposure to Power BI, SQL or similar reporting tools


Personal Attributes:

  • Comfortable balancing routine transactional work with month‑end deadlines.
  • Proactive and willing to take ownership in a small team environment.
  • Strong communication skills with confidence dealing with senior stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Organised, methodical and able to produce accurate work at pace.


This job description is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the role.