Finance Manager (Mandarin Speaking)

About Us
ApolloGrid is a fast-growing UK residential solar, battery storage and heat pump company, with showrooms in Croydon, Kingston, Barnet, Birmingham and Nottingham, and our national distribution warehouse in Chessington.

Key Responsibilities
Core finance:

• Own monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasting and board reporting
• Manage VAT (MTD), corporation tax, payroll liaison and year-end statutory accounts with external accountants
• Build financial controls and processes fit for a multi-site, project-based business
• Support pricing decisions and margin analysis across product lines (PV panels, inverters, battery storage, heat pumps)
• Manage project-level job costing for installation contracts

Inventory & working capital project (first 6 months priority):

• Lead a full stock audit and reconciliation of the Chessington warehouse
• Establish inventory valuation, cycle-count and stock-control procedures
• Identify slow-moving and obsolete stock; recommend provisioning and clearance strategy in coordination with operations team.
• Build stock-turn and working-capital KPIs to prevent recurrence

Candidate Profile & Requirements

* Language Skills: Fluent Mandarin (spoken and written) is highly desirable and will be considered a strong advantage.

* Educational Background: Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related discipline.

* Professional Qualification: Actively pursuing a professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CPA, or CIMA).

* Experience: 2 to 3 years of practical work experience in accounting, ideally with exposure to financial settlements or reconciliations.

* Working Setup: Must be able to commute and work 100% on-site at our London office or the warehouse in Chessington.

* Technical Skills: Strong numerical aptitude and proficiency in Excel and standard accounting software.

* Right to Work: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We warmly welcome applications from recent graduates currently holding a Post-Study Work (PSW) Visa.

What We Offer

* staff discount on home energy products

* A collaborative and supportive on-site team environment.

* Opportunities for professional growth and support towards completing your remaining ACCA/CPA qualifications