Financial Controller

Talentedge; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentedge is partnering with a fast-growing FMCG business to appoint a Financial Controller in Bromley, with hybrid working. You will own the day-to-day finance function and provide the commercial insight needed to support continued growth.

Key responsibilities include monthly management accounts, budgeting and cash flow, margin analysis, inventory and working capital management, and partnering with Sales, Operations and Supply Chain to drive commercial performance across the business.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Experience in FMCG, food & beverage, consumer products or product-led business
• Strong management accounting and financial control experience
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Commercial mindset with ability to challenge non-finance stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Ownership of monthly management accounts and reporting
• Budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Gross margin, pricing and product profitability analysis
• Customer and channel profitability reporting
• Working closely with Sales, Operations and Supply Chain teams
• Inventory, stock and working capital management
• Analysis of COGS, supplier costs and margin movements
• Supporting pricing decisions and promotional activity
• Improving month-end, controls and financial processes
• Balance sheet ownership and reconciliations
• Managing year-end audit and statutory reporting
• Developing management information and KPI reporting
• Supporting senior leadership with commercial decision-making
• Driving systems, reporting and process improvements as the business scales

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Management accounting

Cash flow management

Budgeting & forecasting

Commercial finance

Stakeholder management

FP&A

FMCG experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Bromley | Hybrid

Talentedge is partnering with a fast-growing FMCG business to appoint a Financial Controller.

The business has an established product portfolio, a growing customer base and ambitious plans for its next stage of growth. With increasing complexity across inventory, supply chain, customer profitability and margin management, they are looking for a commercially minded Financial Controller to take ownership of the finance function.

This is a broad role combining financial control, FP&A and commercial finance, with significant exposure to senior leadership and the wider business.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while providing the commercial insight needed to support continued growth.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of monthly management accounts and reporting
• Budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Gross margin, pricing and product profitability analysis
• Customer and channel profitability reporting
• Working closely with Sales, Operations and Supply Chain teams
• Inventory, stock and working capital management
• Analysis of COGS, supplier costs and margin movements
• Supporting pricing decisions and promotional activity
• Improving month-end, controls and financial processes
• Balance sheet ownership and reconciliations
• Managing year-end audit and statutory reporting
• Developing management information and KPI reporting
• Supporting senior leadership with commercial decision-making
• Driving systems, reporting and process improvements as the business scales

Ideally, you will:

• Be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Have experience within FMCG, food & beverage, consumer products or another product-led business
• Understand inventory, gross margin, COGS and working capital
• Have strong management accounting and financial control experience
• Be commercially minded and comfortable challenging non-finance stakeholders
• Have experience with budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Enjoy working within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Be comfortable balancing hands-on finance with higher-level commercial analysis

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a growing FMCG business at a stage where finance can have a genuine impact on how the company scales.

You’ll work closely with senior leadership and play a key role across margin management, commercial performance, supply chain finance and financial control, while helping develop a more sophisticated finance function.