Aspiring Financial Controller — Hybrid, Margin & Forecasting

Headstar; Guiseley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

30 days holiday

Enhanced parental leave

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Headstar is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller to join a high-growth e-commerce business now, with a clear path to take over the FC role in 2027. You’ll oversee a transactional finance function, own end-to-end management accounts and month-end reporting, and gain real commercial exposure through margin analysis, forecasting and budgets.

The role offers a hybrid working model, private healthcare, 30 days holiday and a structured route to Financial Controller as part of succession planning.

Qualifications

• 2+ years post-qualified experience (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
• Strong management accounting background with commercial exposure.
• Experience overseeing or managing a small team is a plus.
• Confidence to build relationships with commercial stakeholders.
• Genuine interest in stepping up to FC level in the future, not just holding the title.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end management accounts and month-end reporting.
• Commercial insight for stakeholders - profit and margin analysis, forecasts, budgets.
• Stock costing and forecasting.
• Oversight of the transactional finance function beneath you.
• Working directly alongside, and shadowing, the current Financial Controller.
• Building towards full ownership of the FC role ahead of retirement in 2027.

Skills

Management accounting

Commercial insight

Stakeholder relationships

Team ownership

Ambition for FC role

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Headstar is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller to join a high-growth e-commerce business now, with a clear path to take over the FC role in 2027. You’ll oversee a transactional finance function, own end-to-end management accounts and month-end reporting, and gain real commercial exposure through margin analysis, forecasting and budgets.

The role offers a hybrid working model, private healthcare, 30 days holiday and a structured route to Financial Controller as part of succession planning.