Financial Controller

Lime Talent; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lime Talent is seeking a Financial Controller for a fast-growing FMCG business in London. This role involves steering financial strategy, ensuring compliance, and delivering insightful reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial management and a proactive approach to business partnering.

Qualifications

• Qualified or nearly qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Experience in a Financial Controller role or financial consulting.
• Strong skills in financial modelling and management accounting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting functions and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Develop financial models for forecasting and budgeting.
• Manage working capital and cash flow forecasting.

Skills

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Management accounting

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

This range is provided by Lime Talent. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Founder & Director | Lime Talent | Recruiting Consumer Goods Professionals for Top Brands

London | 4 days in the office

Lime Talent is currently partnering with an innovative, fast-growing FMCG business renowned for its focus on health and wellness, seeking an ambitious Financial Controller to join their team. This is an exceptional opportunity to become an integral part of a thriving brand, where your strategic input will directly influence business decisions and long-term growth.

The Role:

As Financial Controller, you will be instrumental in steering financial strategy, ensuring robust compliance and delivering insightful financial reporting directly to senior management. Your analytical expertise will shape strategic decision-making and optimize operational performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of comprehensive accounting functions, ensuring accurate monthly financial reporting, management accounts, and insightful variance analysis.
• Develop and refine financial models for precise long-term forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Oversee meticulous monthly balance sheet reconciliations to maintain the accuracy and integrity of financial records.
• Manage and optimize working capital, including cash flow forecasting, capital expenditure planning, and liquidity management.
• Strengthen financial controls to mitigate risks and enhance operational efficiency across the business.
• Analyze cost structures to identify opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement.
• Act as a proactive business partner, offering key financial insights to support commercial and operational decision-making.
• Coordinate budgeting processes in alignment with strategic business goals.
• Assist in managing year-end audit processes and liaise effectively with external auditors.
• Provide analytical support for commercial negotiations and evaluation of business cases.
• Work closely with the leadership team to prepare materials and presentations for investor meetings.

About You:

• Qualified or nearly qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA (CIMA preferred).
• Proven experience either in a Financial Controller or similar role within a small to mid-sized consumer goods business, or in a financial consulting firm working with FMCG clients and looking to move in-house.
• Strong skills in financial modelling, forecasting, and management accounting.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel for detailed data analysis and reporting.
• Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Highly analytical with exceptional numerical skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Proactive approach and readiness to engage closely with diverse functions across the business.

If you are looking to join a high-growth FMCG company where you can truly make an impact, we would love to receive your application.

We are committed to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a variety of viewpoints fosters innovation and strengthens teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

Lime Talent is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Lime Talent is a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. To view a broader selection of our current vacancies, go to www.limetalentgroup.com

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Strategy/Planning, and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Financial Services

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