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Finance Assistant / Coordinator / Manager

Full-Time | Manchester City Centre | Immediate Start | Title & Salary DOE

Application deadline: Monday 9th March 2026

The Role

We're looking for someone to own the finance function day-to-day at WAWWA — a fast-growing sustainable clothing brand designing and manufacturing everything in-house in Manchester. We're a team of 28 people, and right now the finance function is too concentrated in one person. We want to fix that.

You'll be supported by a part-time Finance Director (one day/month) for regulatory and strategic oversight, but the operational running of finance will be yours. Not oversight from a distance — actually doing it.

The title will reflect your experience. If you're early in your career, you're joining as Finance Assistant or Coordinator and we'll invest in building you up, including funding professional qualifications. If you already have solid experience, we'll reflect that. What matters more than the title is whether you're organised, reliable, and genuinely good with numbers and systems.

Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday to Friday. Based in our Manchester city centre offices.

Reports to: Managing Director.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Weekly

• Payment runs — processing supplier and contractor payments
• Accounts payable — processing bills, chasing approvals, keeping things current
• Invoicing and accounts receivable — raising invoices, tracking incoming payments
• Bank reconciliation and bookkeeping — keeping the books clean and up to date
• Cash flow tracking — maintaining our 13-week rolling cash flow forecast

Monthly

• Payroll processing — running payroll for ~28 staff accurately and on time
• Pension administration — managing contributions through our pension provider
• Product cost accounting — keeping product cost data accurate for margin reporting
• Staff contracts — creating and updating contracts using our contract tool
• Credit file monitoring — tracking the company credit file and supporting improvement

Quarterly

• VAT returns — preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns
• Budgeting and forecasting — supporting quarterly budget cycles and reporting
• Finance process improvement — building purchase order approvals, supplier onboarding, and financial controls as we scale

Annually (with Finance Director support)

• End of year accounts — working with our FD on statutory submissions
• R&D tax credit claims — supporting preparation and submission
• Grant and funding applications — identifying and applying for relevant business grants
• Insurance renewals — managing annual business insurance review
• Capital expenditure analysis — helping assess timing and ROI on equipment investment

What We Need

We care more about attitude and aptitude than a specific qualification. If you're the kind of person who notices when something doesn't add up and goes and fixes it, you'll do well here.

Essential:

• Solid numeracy and comfort working in spreadsheets and accounting software
• Experience using Xero, or confident you can get up to speed quickly
• Organised — you can manage multiple recurring tasks without things slipping
• Clear communicator — flags issues early rather than hoping they resolve themselves
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-moving environment

Bonus points:

• AAT qualification, or part-way through ACA/ACCA/CIMA (we'll support completion)
• Experience in e-commerce, retail, or manufacturing
• Payroll processing experience
• Interest in what we're doing — sustainability, local manufacturing, building something properly

What You'll Get

Salary:

• £25,000 – £33,000 depending on experience

Our compensation framework runs across clearly defined seniority levels — from Finance Assistant through to Senior Finance Manager — so there's a transparent path for your salary to grow as your role and competency develop. All salaries are set at or above Real Living Wage, with a scheduled review in March 2026 and a further uplift in May 2026.

Sharing in success:

• Profit Share — 10% of operating profit distributed across all staff pro-rata by hours (first payment Dec 2026)
• Options Scheme — launching 2026
• Quarterly performance bonuses tied to team targets

Benefits:

• Qualification support — we'll fund your ACA, ACCA, CIMA or AAT if you're working towards one
• Paid therapy sessions
• Enhanced pension with salary sacrifice
• Extra holiday day per year of service
• Staff discount
• Enhanced sick pay

How to Apply

Applications are made via the form below. Please attach a CV and a cover letter — we do read them, and a short note on why this role and why now will go a long way.

In your cover letter, please address:

• Your relevant experience and how it would contribute to the role
• An example of where you caught or resolved a financial problem before it became bigger
• Your preferred start date and current notice period

Application deadline: Monday 9th March 2026. We'll be in touch shortly after.

Merchandising Coordinator

Full-Time | Manchester City Centre | £28,000 – £31,000 DOE

Application deadline: Monday 9th March 2026

The Role

We're hiring a Merchandising Coordinator to be the commercial link between our production, design, marketing, and operations teams. Right now that function doesn't really exist as a discipline — bits of it are spread across the business, nobody owns it, and as a result some important things aren't happening. You'd be coming in to fix that.

This is a hands-on role with real scope. You'll own range planning, trading performance, stock management, and our trading calendar. You'll be working with genuinely rich product data, in a business that manufactures in-house, which makes the role more complex and more interesting than a typical retail merchandising position.

Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday to Friday. Based in our Manchester city centre offices.

Reports to: Production Manager.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Range & Product Planning

• Seasonal range planning — how many styles, in which categories, at what price points
• Option planning — colours, sizes, and variants per style based on historical sell-through
• Carryover vs. newness decisions — what gets re-run, retired, or refreshed each season
• Size ratio planning — getting our size buys right, particularly across womenswear and menswear
• New category assessment — evaluating whether to extend into new product areas

Trading & Performance

• Weekly trading review — reading sell-through rates, flagging over and underperformers
• Working with our product data to inform re-run, markdown, and discontinuation decisions
• Markdown and promotion planning — when to reduce, by how much, to clear aged stock
• Post-season analysis feeding directly into the next range plan
• Bestseller re-run decisions — using data to justify and time replenishment runs

Stock & Inventory Management

• OTB (open-to-buy) management — committing to production in line with cash flow
• Inventory forecasting against demand by product
• Raw materials intake planning alongside the Production Manager
• Finished goods tracking across production, warehouse, and retail
• Out-of-stock risk monitoring and channel stock allocation (online, retail, wholesale)
• Inter-site stock movement between our Manchester locations

Trading Calendar & Launch Coordination

• Owning a live trading calendar — what's launching when across the year
• Launch readiness — ensuring product is photographed, written up, and live on time
• Coordinating between design, production, and marketing on launch timing
• Pre-order window planning and transition toward holding more finished stock
• Wholesale calendar alignment as our B2B channel develops

What We Need

You'll need around two years of merchandising experience — enough to hit the ground running on the core functions, but we're not looking for someone who's done this in a large corporate and wants to coast. This role needs someone who's comfortable building things from scratch.

Essential:

• ~2 years merchandising experience, ideally in fashion, apparel, or a product-led business — or a suitable merchandising qualification with demonstrable application, commercial intuition, and the ability to work under your own direction
• Comfortable working with sales data — sell-through, margin, stock turn, OTB
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Organised and proactive — you manage your own workload without things slipping
• Good communicator across departments — this role only works if people trust you

Bonus points:

• Experience in a business that manufactures rather than just buys in
• Familiarity with Shopify or similar e-commerce platforms
• Exposure to wholesale or multi-channel operations
• Interest in sustainability and what we're building in Manchester

What You'll Get

Salary:

• £28,000 – £31,000 depending on experience

Salaries sit within a transparent seniority framework with scheduled reviews — your pay grows with your competency and contribution, not just the calendar.

Sharing in success:

• Profit Share — 10% of operating profit distributed across all staff pro-rata by hours (first payment Dec 2026)
• Options Scheme — launching 2026
• Quarterly performance bonuses tied to team targets

Benefits:

• Paid therapy sessions
• Enhanced pension with salary sacrifice
• Extra holiday day per year of service
• Staff discount
• Enhanced sick pay

How to Apply

Applications are made via the form below. Please attach a CV and a cover letter — we do read them.

In your cover letter, please address:

• Your relevant merchandising experience and the kind of business you've worked in
• An example of a trading or range decision you influenced and what the outcome was
• Your preferred start date and current notice period

Application deadline: Monday 9th March 2026. We'll be in touch shortly after.

Sewing Machinist & Production Assistant

Full-Time | Ancoats, Manchester (10 minutes walk from Piccadilly station)

The Role

We're seeking talented individuals to join our production team as Sewing Machinists and Production Assistants, playing a crucial role in bringing our products to life. You'll have a clear career path that allows you to master various aspects of our operation.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Industrial Sewing — apply your existing machine skills to assemble and construct garments according to specifications
• Overlocking — operate overlocking machines to create professional, durable seam finishes
• Quality Control — thread trimming and final garment inspection
• Packaging — preparation of finished products for shipping

What We Need

• Experience using industrial sewing machines to create garments
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to quality
• Strong understanding of sewing techniques and garment construction
• Effective time management skills, enabling you to meet production deadlines
• Flexible and adaptable, thriving in a collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to follow instructions accurately

This is an entry-level position, but candidates must have basic industrial sewing machine experience.

What You'll Get

Salary:

• £25,000 – £26,500 depending on experience

Sharing in success:

• Profit Share — 10% of operating profit distributed across all staff pro-rata by hours (first payment Dec 2026)
• Options Scheme — launching 2026
• Quarterly performance bonuses tied to team targets

Benefits:

• Paid therapy sessions
• Enhanced pension with salary sacrifice
• Extra holiday day per year of service
• Staff discount
• Enhanced sick pay

How to Apply

Applications are made via the form below. Please attach a CV and a cover letter — we do read them, and a short note on why this role and why now will go a long way.

In your cover letter, please address:

• Your relevant experience with industrial sewing machines
• What draws you to working in sustainable, in-house manufacturing
• Your preferred start date and current notice period