Financial Controller

25/8 Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension

KPIs based pay

Job summary

258 Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to own day-to-day financial operations, reporting and compliance for the group, ensuring accurate, trusted numbers.

Reporting to the fractional CFO and collaborating with the finance team and divisional leaders, you will lead month-end close, budgeting, cash flow management and audits.

This role is operational at heart with strategic input from the CFO; expect KPI monitoring, process improvements, and regular visits to a central UK location.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or ACA), or equivalent hands on experience.
• Proven experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar hands on finance role.
• Strong financial reporting and financial statements skills, including preparation, review, and interpretation of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
• Experience of managing general ledger, month-end close, and adherence to relevant accounting standards.
• Experience of analytical skills to perform variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and data-driven financial decision support.
• Proficiency in accounting systems, including Sage, Advanced Excel and more.
• Strong background in financial reporting and month end and year end close.
• Comfortable with audit processes, tax compliance and statutory filings.
• Experience managing cashflow, credit control and budget performance.
• Experience in logistics, e-commerce, retail, or marketing services environments is beneficial, along with familiarity with UK regulatory and tax requirements is highly desirable.
• Clear, confident communication across the finance team, the CFO and divisional leaders.

Responsibilities

• Financial operations and reporting: Prepare timely, accurate financial statements and management reports; lead month end and year end close; pull together analysis on profitability and contribution margin by division, client and product.
• Compliance and audit: Keep on top of statutory reporting, tax obligations and financial regulations, and support external audits.
• Budgeting and cost control: Manage cashflow, debtor concentration and credit control, support the annual budgeting process, and help drive cost efficiency.
• Team support: Support and help develop a small finance team, and pitch in on system and process improvements.
• CFO support: Give the CFO accurate, timely data and insight, and act as the day to day finance point of contact for divisional leaders.

Skills

Accounting qualification

FC/Finance role experience

Financial reporting

P&L analysis

Cash flow

GL & month-end

Variance analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Sage

Advanced Excel

Month-end close

Audit & tax compliance

Cashflow management

Credit control

Logistics/e-commerce exposure

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Sage

Advanced Excel

Job description

258 Group is looking for a Financial Controller to own the day to day financial operations, reporting and compliance for the group, and keep the numbers accurate and trusted.

Reporting to our (fractional) CFO and working closely with the finance team and divisional leaders, you'll run financial reporting, budgeting execution, cashflow operations and audit processes. This is a hands on, transactional role at heart: you own the detail and the delivery, while the CFO owns the strategy.

You'll take ownership of the day to day delivery of KPIs and tasks, keeping the finance function running accurately and on time.

What's on offer

Salary: £45,000 to £50,000, depending on experience.

Location: Mostly home based, with key regular visits to a central location in the UK

Benefits: 26 days annual leave, plus statutory days, Pension and KPIS based.

What you'll own

• Financial operations and reporting: Prepare timely, accurate financial statements and management reports; lead month end and year end close; pull together analysis on profitability and contribution margin by division, client and product.
• Compliance and audit: Keep on top of statutory reporting, tax obligations and financial regulations, and support external audits.
• Budgeting and cost control: Manage cashflow, debtor concentration and credit control, support the annual budgeting process, and help drive cost efficiency.
• Team support: Support and help develop a small finance team, and pitch in on system and process improvements.
• CFO support: Give the CFO accurate, timely data and insight, and act as the day to day finance point of contact for divisional leaders.

Essential skills

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or ACA), or equivalent hands on experience
• Proven experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar hands on finance role
• Strong financial reporting and financial statements skills, including preparation, review, and interpretation of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
• Experience of managing general ledger, month-end close, and adherence to relevant accounting standards.
• Experience of analytical skills to perform variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and data-driven financial decision support.
• Proficiency in accounting systems, including Sage, Advanced Excel and more
• Strong background in financial reporting and month end and year end close
• Comfortable with audit processes, tax compliance and statutory filings
• Experience managing cashflow, credit control and budget performance
• Experience in logistics, e-commerce, retail, or marketing services environments is beneficial, along with familiarity with UK regulatory and tax requirements is highly desirable.
• Clear, confident communication across the finance team, the CFO and divisional leaders

You act with integrity, accountability and ownership, and bring a resilient, driven approach to a fast moving group. Sound like you?

Interviews will take place on an ongoing basis

Hiring date

Ideally end of October/early November 2026.