Financial Controller

Bromley | Hybrid

Talentedge is partnering with a fast-growing FMCG business to appoint a Financial Controller.

The business has an established product portfolio, a growing customer base and ambitious plans for its next stage of growth. With increasing complexity across inventory, supply chain, customer profitability and margin management
, they are looking for a commercially minded Financial Controller to take ownership of the finance function.

This is a broad role combining financial control, FP&A and commercial finance
, with significant exposure to senior leadership and the wider business.

You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while providing the commercial insight needed to support continued growth.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of monthly management accounts and reporting
• Budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Gross margin, pricing and product profitability analysis
• Customer and channel profitability reporting
• Working closely with Sales, Operations and Supply Chain teams
• Inventory, stock and working capital management
• Analysis of COGS, supplier costs and margin movements
• Supporting pricing decisions and promotional activity
• Improving month-end, controls and financial processes
• Balance sheet ownership and reconciliations
• Managing year-end audit and statutory reporting
• Developing management information and KPI reporting
• Supporting senior leadership with commercial decision-making
• Driving systems, reporting and process improvements as the business scales

Ideally, you will:

• Be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Have experience within FMCG, food & beverage, consumer products or another product-led business
• Understand inventory, gross margin, COGS and working capital
• Have strong management accounting and financial control experience
• Be commercially minded and comfortable challenging non-finance stakeholders
• Have experience with budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Enjoy working within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Be comfortable balancing hands-on finance with higher-level commercial analysis

This is an opportunity to join a growing FMCG business at a stage where finance can have a genuine impact on how the company scales.

You’ll work closely with senior leadership and play a key role across margin management, commercial performance, supply chain finance and financial control
, while helping develop a more sophisticated finance function.