Assistant Finance Controller

Boundless by CSMA; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 10% or more

Boundless membership

Vitality Health & Wellbeing benefits

EAP

Training & development

Bike2work

Lifetime financial wellbeing platform

Meet & Eat

Social events

Job summary

Boundless by CSMA in Brighton is seeking an experienced Assistant Financial Controller to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will help ensure the accuracy, integrity and compliance of the Group's financial reporting while supporting the wider function.

You'll oversee month-end, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory accounts preparation, VAT and audits, and maintain strong financial controls.

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial controls.
• Experience supporting audits and statutory reporting.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive approach and ability to drive solutions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Assist with statutory accounts preparation and liaise with auditors.
• Support tax and regulatory reporting including VAT submissions.
• Maintain strong financial controls and identify process improvements.
• Oversee journals, accruals and month-end reporting.
• Coordinate with People & Culture and payroll provider for payroll accuracy.
• Assist with treasury activities and cash management.
• Support FCA compliance, risk management and governance.
• Contribute to Board and Audit & Risk Committee reporting.
• Deputise for Financial Controller when required.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Audits & statutory reporting

Analytical skills

Proactive problem-solving

Cross-team collaboration

Education

ACCA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Part-qualified considered

Job description

Working hours: 34.5 hrs per week (Flexible hybrid workplace)

We're looking for an experienced and ambitious Assistant Financial Controller to join our Finance team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified or part-qualified finance professional who enjoys combining technical excellence with practical problem-solving. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and compliance of the Group's financial reporting, while supporting the wider Finance function and helping drive continuous improvement.

You'll act as a trusted deputy to the Financial Controller, getting involved in everything from statutory reporting and audit management to financial controls, payroll oversight and regulatory compliance.

The role

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the delivery of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate any variances or discrepancies.
• Assist with statutory accounts preparation and manage relationships with external auditors.
• Support tax and regulatory reporting, including VAT and other statutory submissions.
• Help maintain strong financial controls and identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiency.
• Oversee key financial accounting activities including journals, accruals and month-end reporting.
• Partner with People & Culture and our payroll provider to ensure payroll is accurate, compliant and appropriately controlled.
• Support treasury activities, cash management and banking processes.
• Assist with FCA compliance, risk management and governance requirements.
• Contribute to Board and Audit & Risk Committee reporting.
• Deputise for the Financial Controller when required and provide guidance to colleagues across the Finance team.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in people who can demonstrate:

• Previous experience within a Financial Accounting, Financial Control or Assistant Financial Controller role.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial controls.
• Experience supporting audits and statutory reporting.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence working with colleagues across different teams and levels of the organisation.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to identify issues and drive solutions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Qualifications

We're open to applications from:

• Qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), or
• Individuals working towards a professional accounting qualification who can demonstrate relevant experience.

What we offer in return

Brighton is a great place to work, and our office is located in the very heart of this vibrant city, just a two-minute walk from the main station. We have some brilliant and talented people working with us and joining Boundless is an opportunity to become part of a growing and ambitious team that takes pride in putting its people and members first. We care about our culture and work hard to create an attractive and rewarding place for our people to work in.

We also provide a generous employee benefits package, including:

• Employer pension contribution up to 10 per cent
• Boundless membership
• Access to Vitality Health and Wellbeing benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training and development opportunities
• Bike2work and Home Tech schemes
• Access to Lifetime financial wellbeing platform
• Meet & Eat once a month
• Plenty of socials (beach cleans, summer and Christmas parties and more)

Boundless is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.