Finance Controller

You will lead the UK-based finance team and have responsibility for financial control, reporting, cash flow, budgeting, statutory compliance and day-to-day finance operations across the relevant group entities. This is a hands-on controllership role . You will work closely with senior management and the international finance team and will be expected to identify issues, provide commercial insight and implement improvements to finance processes and controls.

US or Canadian accounting is not essential.

Key Responsibilities Financial Control & Month End Take full ownership of the monthly finance close for the relevant group entities. Prepare and review monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow reporting . Own the month-end timetable and ensure all reporting deadlines are achieved. Review and approve journals, accruals, prepayments and other month-end adjustments. Perform and oversee detailed balance-sheet reconciliations , including bank reconciliations.

Prepare detailed monthly P&L analysis, variance analysis and management commentary. Prepare and review subsidiary gross profit and operating expense reports. Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for group and intercompany transactions. International Finance Take overall responsibility for the financial control and reporting of the relevant international entities. Manage entity cash flows, foreign currency movements and payments to head office. Work closely with the international finance team on group reporting, consolidation and intercompany matters.

Develop a strong understanding of the accounting, reporting and statutory requirements applicable to each entity. Ensure new or unfamiliar jurisdictional requirements are understood, documented and appropriately managed. Accounts Receivable, Payable & Cash Take overall responsibility for customer collections and supplier payments . Oversee aged debtors and creditors and ensure appropriate follow-up action. Oversee customer chargebacks , disputes and related recovery processes.

Monitor working capital and identify opportunities to improve cash conversion. Ensure supplier payment runs and other payments are accurate, authorised and made on time. Maintain strong cash controls and ensure appropriate cash-flow visibility for management. Inventory & Warehousing Own monthly inventory valuation and reconciliation processes. Reconcile inventory records to stock held at third-party warehouses / 3PL providers . Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, stock movements and valuation issues.

Work with operational and warehouse teams to improve inventory controls and reporting. Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis Play a lead role in preparing annual budgets for the relevant entities. Prepare rolling forecasts and cash-flow forecasts. Analyse financial performance against budget and forecast and provide clear commentary. Identify trends, risks and opportunities and provide commercially useful recommendations to management. Support senior management with financial analysis and decision-making.

Audit & Compliance Lead and manage external and statutory audits for the relevant entities. Prepare audit schedules and ensure supporting documentation is complete and accurate. Maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures and internal controls. Ensure statutory and tax-related reporting deadlines are met. Develop sufficient knowledge of relevant local statutory and tax requirements, using external advisers where appropriate. Team Leadership & Process Improvement Manage, develop and support the finance team.

Set clear objectives, deadlines and standards. Review existing processes and controls and implement improvements where appropriate. Work with the wider international finance function to…