Beams is a technology-enabled home renovation marketplace based in Spitalfields,London. We connect homeowners with vetted builders and provide the structure that the renovation industry currently lacks: clear pricing, proper contracts, managed payments, and ongoing support throughout the build.
We don't manage projects day to day — builders do. What we provide is the framework around them: the tools, accountability, and clarity that help projects run well. Think of us as the operating system for renovation.
We're around 30 people. We launched in 2022 and recently achieved B Corp certification. The business moves significant sums of money on behalf of homeowners and builders, and the financial infrastructure behind that needs to be excellent. That's where this role comes in.
About the role This isn't a typical Finance Manager job. Most finance roles at companies our size are heavily operational: closing the books, paying invoices, running payroll. That work matters here too, but it isn't where we need someone to focus their best thinking.
As Finance Manager you'll be the only dedicated finance person in the business, reporting directly to the CEO. You'll own everything from monthly close and statutory reporting through to the financial systems that underpin our marketplace — including the Stripe Connect integration that moves money between homeowners and builders. You'll work on fundraising. You'll help us navigate FCA regulation as the business grows. And you'll be expected to automate yourself out of the manual parts of the job rather than perpetuate them.
We're looking for someone strategic and operational in equal measure. Someone who's comfortable being a one-person finance team in a startup, who's actively curious about how AI can change finance work, and who wants to build a function rather than inherit one.
You'll be joining a small team at a company that's growing fast but intentionally. Some things are well built. Others are still being figured out. If you want a finished playbook handed to you, this isn't the right time. If you want to help write it, it is.
What you'll be doing A typical week looks something like this:
Re-engineering our financial operations. Our
We don't manage projects day to day — builders do. What we provide is the framework around them: the tools, accountability, and clarity that help projects run well. Think of us as the operating system for renovation.
We're around 30 people. We launched in 2022 and recently achieved B Corp certification. The business moves significant sums of money on behalf of homeowners and builders, and the financial infrastructure behind that needs to be excellent. That's where this role comes in.
About the role This isn't a typical Finance Manager job. Most finance roles at companies our size are heavily operational: closing the books, paying invoices, running payroll. That work matters here too, but it isn't where we need someone to focus their best thinking.
As Finance Manager you'll be the only dedicated finance person in the business, reporting directly to the CEO. You'll own everything from monthly close and statutory reporting through to the financial systems that underpin our marketplace — including the Stripe Connect integration that moves money between homeowners and builders. You'll work on fundraising. You'll help us navigate FCA regulation as the business grows. And you'll be expected to automate yourself out of the manual parts of the job rather than perpetuate them.
We're looking for someone strategic and operational in equal measure. Someone who's comfortable being a one-person finance team in a startup, who's actively curious about how AI can change finance work, and who wants to build a function rather than inherit one.
You'll be joining a small team at a company that's growing fast but intentionally. Some things are well built. Others are still being figured out. If you want a finished playbook handed to you, this isn't the right time. If you want to help write it, it is.
What you'll be doing A typical week looks something like this:
Re-engineering our financial operations. Our
