Financial Controller

Cedar; City Of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar in the City of London is seeking a talented Financial Controller to play a key role in its growth. Reporting to the founder, you will implement robust controls, deliver timely financial reporting and provide actionable MI on performance, stock and customer activity.

You will own budgeting, forecasting and planning, develop KPI dashboards and manage the outsourced accounting partner while maintaining governance.

Qualifications

• Experience with an owner managed business, either within industry or from a client perspective when in practice
• Confident, robust and commercially minded
• High level of intellectual horsepower
• Happy to be both in the detail and actively involved in strategic conversations
• Will have worked with a fast paced, consumer facing, scaling business

Responsibilities

• Implement the appropriate level of controls and processes to enable timely and accurate financial reporting
• Create management information, highlighting risks and opportunities
• Deliver analysis around business performance, customer activity and stock
• Use automation to simplify accounting tasks
• Build and own the budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
• Identify and track KPIs
• Establish a fit-for-purpose framework of compliance and governance whilst being sensitive to the commercial environment
• Manage the outsourced accounting partner relationship

Skills

Commercial mindset

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Fast-paced environment experience

Job description

This rapidly growing, entrepreneurial luxury consumer business operates at the premium end of its market and has an impressive reputation for quality, delivery and customer experience.

Founder led, the company has built a highly engaged client following and is now entering an exciting new phase of growth. Ambitious and highly commercial, this is a fast-paced business with significant momentum and aspirations to become one of the standout names in its sector.

It is now seeking a talented Financial Controller to play a key role in the ongoing growth plans.

Reporting to the founder, the role will include:

• Implement the appropriate level of controls and processes to enable timely and accurate financial reporting
• Create management information, highlighting risks and opportunities
• Deliver analysis around business performance, customer activity and stock
• Use automation to simplify accounting tasks
• Build and own the budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
• Identify and track KPIs
• Establish a fit-for-purpose framework of compliance and governance whilst being sensitive to the commercial environment
• Manage the outsourced accounting partner relationship

Required candidate profile:

• Experience with an owner managed business, either within industry or from a client perspective when in practice
• Confident, robust and commercially minded
• High level of intellectual horsepower
• Happy to be both in the detail and actively involved in strategic conversations
• Will have worked with a fast paced, consumer facing, scaling business

We are happy to consider candidates for whom this would be a step up into their first Financial Controller role.