Financial Controller

Yours Clothing Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK fashion retailer is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee financial reporting and compliance while leading a finance team. The ideal candidate should be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified, with proven experience in financial management within the retail sector. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate financial accounts, managing audits, and implementing a new finance system. This role offers benefits like a 50% discount on brands and enhanced holidays.

Benefits

50% Discount on all brands

Enhanced Holiday allowance

Pension & Life assurance

Bonus scheme

Employee wellbeing programme

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Financial Controller role, ideally within retail or consumer goods.
• Demonstrated success delivering systems upgrades or implementations.
• Strong understanding of multichannel retail operations.

Responsibilities

• Own the production of timely and accurate financial accounts and reporting.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, and cost control.
• Lead and mentor a finance team, supporting their development.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes.

Skills

Accounting standards compliance

Financial management

Leadership and team mentoring

Stakeholder management

Adaptability in fast-paced environments

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

Job description

The Vacancy

What is the role

As the group Financial Controller, the role will involve working closely with the CFO, overseeing both financial and management reporting, managing transaction processing functions such as in‑house accounts payable and receivable, leading the audit process, and being responsible for internal controls. You will oversee a team comprising two direct reports and three indirect reports, playing a pivotal role in the financial processing for the business and owning the implementation of a new finance system.

What you will do

Financial Leadership

• Own the production of timely and accurate monthly financial and management accounts, and statutory reporting.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, and cost control across the business.

Controls & Compliance

• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with accounting standards and tax regulations.
• Manage external audits and liaise with auditors and advisors.

Team Development

• Lead and mentor a talented finance team, fostering a collaborative and high‑performance culture.
• Support team development through coaching, training, and clear goal setting.

Process & Systems

• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes and reporting.
• Implement a new finance system and embed automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and control.

What you will bring

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified.
• Proven experience in a Financial Controller role, ideally within retail or consumer goods.
• Demonstrated success delivering systems upgrades or implementations.
• Strong understanding of multichannel retail operations and inventory accounting.
• Effective people manager with a coaching‑led approach.
• Strong technical skills and an eye for process improvement.
• Enjoys thriving in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.
• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Hands‑on, proactive, and commercially minded.

The Company

Yours Clothing is a retailer that provides the best value on the UK high street and internet for curvy customers. Along with our big and tall menswear brand, BadRhino, our Long Tall Sally brand and our most recent addition, PixieGirl Petites, the business is growing at pace to cater for non‑standard sizes on the high street and online. Our continued success comes from our entrepreneurial thinking and listening to our customers to deliver fashion products at the right price. Our environment is fast paced, ever evolving and full of excitement. Yours Clothing continues to expand and become the number one plus size fashion retailer in the UK whilst continuing to develop our brands into new and exciting niche markets both in the UK and further afield. Find out more about us here.

The Benefits

• 50% Discount on all of our brands
• Enhanced Holiday allowance
• Pension & Life assurance
• Bonus scheme
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme
• Retail discounts