Commercial Finance Controller - Maternity Cover

RD Financial Recruitment; Marlow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff discount

Job summary

RD Financial Recruitment is seeking a Senior Management Accountant for a fixed-term maternity cover in Marlow. You will lead monthly management accounts, forecasting, and cashflow, while maintaining strong financial controls and commercial insight across a fashion brand.

You will report to the CFO, manage a small finance team, and work across buying, merchandising, operations and marketing to drive informed decisions. Hybrid work with office days 2–3 per week.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel and analytical skills required.
• Experience producing month-end management accounts.
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience managing or developing a small finance team.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts, comparing performance against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Provide commercial analysis and recommendations to support business decision‑making.
• Analyse profitability across e‑commerce and retail channels including margins and KPIs.
• Work with Buying and Merchandising on purchasing, margins, inventory and supply-chain finance.
• Monitor margins at SKU/category level, including markdown planning and sell-through targets.
• Analyse supply-chain costs including freight, duty and warehousing.
• Lead and develop a small finance team and oversee balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support budgeting, audit and statutory reporting.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Month-end accounting

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

ERP systems

Job description

RD Financial Recruitment is seeking a Senior Management Accountant for a fixed-term maternity cover in Marlow. You will lead monthly management accounts, forecasting, and cashflow, while maintaining strong financial controls and commercial insight across a fashion brand.

You will report to the CFO, manage a small finance team, and work across buying, merchandising, operations and marketing to drive informed decisions. Hybrid work with office days 2–3 per week.