Financial Controller

Douglas and Grahame Ltd; Carrickfergus; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Private healthcare

Company pension

Life assurance

On-site subsidised canteen

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Douglas & Grahame Ltd, t/a REMUS UOMO, 1880 Club et al. in Carrickfergus seeks an experienced Financial Controller to lead the finance and administration teams. You will own financial controls, reporting to the COO, and drive treasury, budgeting and ERP projects across retail and wholesale channels.

The role requires a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and strong leadership, analytical and communication skills to shape commercial decision-making and enhance profitability.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with substantial experience in financial control.
• Experience in leadership of finance and administration teams.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly management accounts and board reporting.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Overseeing treasury, cash flow, and working capital.
• Ensuring robust financial controls and tax compliance.
• Leading the development of finance systems and ERP.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Financial Controller

Douglas & Grahame Ltd, t/a REMUS UOMO, 1880 Club et al.

Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.

An independent fashion house boasting 100 years’ heritage, Douglas & Grahame’s Brand portfolio includes leading menswear brands REMUS UOMO, Douglas, DG’s Drifter and Daniel Grahame, as well as best-in-class school wear brand 1880 CLUB.

With the company’s long-established strength and success rooted in an unmatched commitment to product quality and exceptional customer service across all channels, Douglas & Grahame’s future vision is now focused on ‘connected retail’ and the creation of a seamless experience for customers engaging with each of its brands across all offline and online touchpoints. Leveraging new technologies to bring leading-edge digital environments to the shop floor, enhancing customer experience and customer service in the fulfilment of an omni-channel sales strategy.

The organisation’s entire product portfolio is designed in-house, manufactured offshore, shipped to their headquarters in Carrickfergus, and distributed to retailers across the UK, ROI and Europe.

Are you an experienced finance professional looking for a role where you can do more than produce the monthly numbers?

We are looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Financial Controller to take ownership of our finance function and play a key role in the continued development and success of our business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established menswear business with both retail and wholesale operations, where finance has a genuine seat at the table. Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, you will have broad responsibility across financial control, commercial reporting, treasury, cash flow, stock, systems and the leadership and development of the finance and administration teams.

This is a “hands-on” senior finance position with significant autonomy and the opportunity to lead the upcoming finance ERP implementation.

You will lead and develop the finance and administration teams, setting high standards while creating an environment where people can learn, take ownership and progress. We are looking for a Financial Controller who genuinely enjoys coaching, supporting and bringing the best out of others.

Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing your teams, creating clear accountability and opportunities for progression.
• Producing accurate and insightful monthly management accounts and Board reporting.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Providing commercial analysis across sales, gross margin, profitability and overheads.
• Managing treasury, banking relationships, cash flow, working capital and foreign exchange.
• Overseeing stock accounting, stock provisions and margin analysis.
• Ensuring robust financial controls and statutory and tax compliance.
• Managing relationships with auditors, advisers, banks and other professional partners.
• Leading the continued development of the finance systems and ERP.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, reporting and efficiency.
• Acting as a trusted financial adviser and constructive challenge to the wider management team.

About You

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical finance skills with commercial curiosity, a desire to make a difference and leadership capability.

You will ideally be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), with significant experience in a financial control or a senior finance role.

You will be:

• Commercially minded - interested in what drives the business, not just the numbers.
• Analytical - able to turn financial information into useful insight and action.
• A confident communicator - comfortable working with senior managers and explaining financial matters clearly.
• Constructively challenging - willing to question assumptions and decisions while building strong relationships.
• “Hands-on” - comfortable operating at both strategic and detailed levels.
• Proactive and solutions-focused - someone who identifies issues and opportunities rather than simply reporting them.
• Accurate and disciplined - maintaining high standards of financial control and integrity.
• Improvement-focused - always looking for better ways of working and developing both people and processes.
• Collaborative - someone who sees finance as an integral part of the wider business.
• A people leader - someone who enjoys coaching, developing and motivating their team and takes pride in seeing others succeed.

Benefits

• Performance-related bonus
• Private healthcare
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• On-site subsidised canteen
• Free on-site parking