Financial Controller

Financial Controller – Legend London

Remote first – London

Competitive salary + bonus

We’ve partnered with fast-scaling menswear brand Legend London, who are now looking to secure a Financial Controller to help build a scalable finance function capable of supporting their continued international growth.

We’re looking for an ambitious, hands-on finance leader who combines strong technical accounting expertise with commercial thinking, systems knowledge and a passion for continuous improvement.

If you’ve operated within a fast-growing eCommerce, retail or consumer business and enjoy taking ownership within entrepreneurial, founder-led environments, this could be the role for you.

Legend London is one of the UK’s fastest-growing menswear brands, built around premium everyday essentials designed for modern lifestyles.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the company at a pivotal stage of its journey and help shape the finance function that will support its continued international expansion.

The brand has scaled rapidly through a combination of:

• Strong product
• eCommerce
• Performance marketing
• Highly effective social-first creative
• International growth

Legend are now entering their next phase of growth, with finance playing a central role in improving visibility, strengthening controls and supporting better commercial decision-making across the business.

As Financial Controller, you will take ownership of financial reporting, commercial strategy, controls, multi-entity consolidations and compliance across Legend’s international business.

This role goes beyond traditional financial reporting. You’ll partner with senior leadership and the wider business to:

• Drive commercial performance
• Improve operational efficiency
• Strengthen financial controls
• Deliver meaningful commercial insight
• Introduce scalable systems and processes
• Lead the adoption of ERP, AI and automation across finance

Working closely with the Founder/CEO, Fractional CFO and senior leadership team, you’ll become a trusted business partner who combines technical accounting expertise with commercial acumen and systems thinking.

Within your first 12–18 months, you will have:

• Successfully implemented an integrated ERP and AI-powered finance platform
• Automated key finance processes and reduced manual reporting
• Established an accurate, efficient and timely month-end process
• Delivered trusted reporting and commercial insights to support strategic decisions
• Improved group consolidations across all international entities
• Embedded robust financial controls and governance
• Ensured tax and statutory compliance across every territory
• Built a high-performing finance team with clear ownership and accountability
• Established Finance as a proactive commercial partner to the wider business

• Lead the migration from Xero to a fully integrated ERP platform
• Define finance system requirements alongside key stakeholders
• Drive automation, standardisation and AI adoption across the finance function
• Reduce manual processes and improve the accuracy and efficiency of reporting
• Introduce scalable systems capable of supporting continued international growth

• Own the monthly close process across all entities
• Produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts
• Deliver board reporting, KPI dashboards and meaningful commercial commentary
• Continually improve the monthly reporting pack using Xero and Fathom
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled and appropriately supported
• Develop and maintain a robust financial control environment
• Lead annual audit preparation and manage external auditor relationships
• Maintain accounting policies and ensure compliance…