Financial Controller - Multi-Channel Retail / E-Commerce

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion supplier in the UK is seeking a Financial Controller to join their management team. This role involves overseeing finance operations, producing management accounts, and contributing to the company's growth strategy. The position offers competitive salary, bonus, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

Pension

Healthcare schemes

Strong progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-moving, high-volume trading environment.
• Ability to engage proactively with business functions.

Responsibilities

• Leading a small finance and administration team.
• Producing monthly management accounts with insightful commentary.
• Creating annual departmental budgets and regular forecasting.
• Engaging with all business functions on sales performance.
• Collaborating with procurement on stock efficiency.

Skills

Hands-on accounting experience

Commercial acumen

Proactive approach

Stock management

E-commerce profitability analysis

Job description

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Financial Controller - Multi-Channel Retail / E-Commerce, United Kingdom

Client:

Morgan Financial Search and Selection

Location:

United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

Job Description:

My client is a very successful and profitable growing £10m turnover fashion supplier with a fantastic client base representing many leading retail high street names.

Based at their main design and distribution hub in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, this is an ambitious owner-managed SME with clear plans to expand their range of brands and further develop their e-commerce sales channels.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Financial Controller will operate as part of the well-motivated and cohesive management team.

This is an on-site permanent role with hybrid flexibility to work from home one day per week.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leading a small, efficient finance and administration team.
• Producing monthly management accounts with insightful commentary.
• Creating bottom-up annual departmental budgets and regular forecasting.
• Engaging proactively with all business functions, focusing on retail and e-commerce sales performance and profitability analysis.
• Collaborating closely with procurement regarding stock purchasing and stock turn efficiency.
• Interfacing regularly with auditors, banks, insurance providers, etc.
• Being a key member of the management team to support the company's profitable growth strategy.

Candidate Profile:

• Hands-on accounting experience combined with broader commercial acumen and a proactive approach to add value as a management team member.
• Experience in a fast-moving, high-volume trading environment, with stock management and multi-channel sales profitability analysis, including e-commerce.

In return, the client offers a starting salary up to £70k, plus an annual bonus scheme, pension, healthcare schemes, and strong progression opportunities.

Please send your CV in confidence to Morgan Financial Search. All relevant candidates will receive a prompt response.