Commercial Financial Controller

Lime Talent; Southampton; Presencial; GBP 60 000 - 70 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Lime Talent is assisting a growing branded foods business in Southampton to recruit a Financial Controller. The role takes ownership of the finance function, ensuring robust cash flow, margins, and controls while influencing strategic decisions alongside the CEO.

The position offers hands-on financial leadership, end-to-end accounting responsibility, and scope to shape a small finance team as the business scales in the UK and abroad.

Qualificações

• Experience as Financial Controller or Finance Manager with hands-on control of the numbers.
• Strong commercial mindset with focus on cash, cost and margin.
• Ability to lead a small finance team and work with senior stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Build rolling cash forecasts to fund operations and manage working capital.
• Lead month-end, management accounts, reconciliations and variance commentary.
• Coordinate VAT, corporation tax, audit and financial controls.
• Analyse profitability by product, channel and distributor and advise on cost of goods and spend.
• Develop and mentor a small transactional finance team.
• Review systems and processes and drive improvements for growth.

Conhecimentos

Financial control

Cash flow management

Commercial mindset

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Ferramentas

Xero

Sage

SAP Business One

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Lime Talent is assisting a growing branded foods business in Southampton to recruit a Financial Controller. The role takes ownership of the finance function, ensuring robust cash flow, margins, and controls while influencing strategic decisions alongside the CEO.

The position offers hands-on financial leadership, end-to-end accounting responsibility, and scope to shape a small finance team as the business scales in the UK and abroad.