Senior Finance Manager - 6 Month FTC

Overview

Please note, this role is being offered on a six-month fixed-term contract on a PAYE basis.

Lyst is a global fashion shopping platform founded in London in 2010 and catering to over 160M shoppers per year. We offer our customers the largest assortment of premium & luxury fashion products in one place, curating pieces from 27,000 of the world's leading brands and stores. In 2025, Lyst joined Zozo, operators of Zozotown, the leading fashion e-commerce platform in Japan. This partnership marks a bold new era for Lyst, as we accelerate our vision and work together to transform the future of fashion shopping through AI and technology.

At Lyst, we obsess over the customer, providing a search & discovery experience which offers inspiration, fulfilment, and personalisation. We believe that fashion is amazing but shopping for fashion often isn’t, and use our technology, data and creativity to bring more joy, greater choice and fewer fails. Our mission is to help fashion shoppers make better choices and help fashion partners find better audiences as the category-leading destination for every fashion shopper.

The Role

We are looking to hire a qualified Senior Finance Manager to oversee the annual statutory audit and manage key Core Finance outputs during this transformational time for the business. This is a great opportunity for the right individual to make a mark in a small but high performing team in a fast paced environment. As a team, we focus on ensuring our reporting is robust, whilst constantly looking to iterate and improve our processes, to maintain our position as an industry leading department.

Responsibilities

• Management of the audit for the year ending 31 March 2026, including the transition to new statutory auditors and a new accounting standard (FRS 101)
• Preparation of the statutory financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2026, including the move to a new presentational currency
• Own all statutory and legislative compliance requirements of Lyst Ltd and Lyst Inc, as well as the relationship with external advisors, including tax
• Operationalising our newly designed transfer pricing flows
• Be responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely monthly reporting, which includes deliverables for the CXO and Board
• Meet with key stakeholders to effectively communicate performance against budget
• Be responsible for the everyday running of the core finance team; this covers the following functions:

• Accounts payable - manage processing and paying invoices on time whilst maximising our creditor days
• Accounts receivable - ensuring strong cash recovery from our debtors
• Treasury - forecasting and managing our cashflow including overseeing FX trades and KYC

Requirements

To be successful in this role you will need to have a rounded skill set as well as a fantastic work ethic. We're a high-performance, open and honest team, always pushing to learn and develop. The right person for this role will:

• Enjoy reporting and compliance, always striving to deliver accurate and engaging content
• Have a strong sense of ownership and pride in their work, and can be trusted to deliver results autonomously
• Be confident at making decisions, able to balance attention to detail with a commercial view
• Be organised and adept at time management and prioritisation
• Enjoy coaching and mentoring junior members of the core finance team
• Embrace data and change

We are looking for someone who is:

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with at least 2 years of accounting and finance experience post qualification
• Technically strong, able to research and apply complex accounting treatment. A working knowledge of IFRS / FRS 101 and tax rules and legislation is desirable but not essential
• A Google Sheets and / or Microsoft Excel expert, and willing to learn more
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Experienced in managing a team, able to advise on technical issues, coaching, prioritisation and strategy

Benefits

Our Ways of Working: We all come into the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the option to work remotely or come into the office on the other days. We believe that in person collaboration and community spirit is super important, which is why we spend some of our time in the office and some of our time at home.

Time Off: In addition to the 8 statutory bank holidays, you will receive 29 holidays per year. Lyst's holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March.

Competitive Family Leave Package: This includes Enhanced Family Leave for those eligible, paid Time off for Dependents and Support for Fertility Treatment & Loss.

Clothing Benefit: We provide a clothing allowance to use on Lyst every year, starting at £250 when you join and increasing up to £1,000 with length of service.

Private Healthcare: Comprehensive healthcare from day one.

Training Allowance: Annual training allowance of £1,000.

Pension Scheme: The People's Pension with minimum employee contribution of 5% and 3% employer contribution.

Eye Tests and Vouchers: Free annual eye test and discount on glasses.

Cycle-to-Work Scheme: Bicycle purchase with voucher to collect.

Transport Season Ticket Loan: Interest-free season ticket loan.

Social Events: Regular company-wide events and interest-based groups.