Financial Controller

Ashdown Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing drinks and hospitality business in England is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee day-to-day financial management and ensure compliance. This role involves responsibilities like month-end close and cashflow forecasting, offering a base salary of up to £75,000 plus bonus. Ideal candidates have proven finance experience, strong technical skills, and are comfortable presenting to boards. This position starts onsite, with a potential transition to a hybrid model, and offers future leadership opportunities.

Benefits

15%-20% bonus

Opportunity to become Finance Director

Qualifications

• Proven Financial Controller/Finance Manager experience in a relevant industry.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting track record.
• Operational excellence in month-end and balance sheet integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day financial management and ensure accuracy.
• Develop high-performing finance team to support company expansion.
• Provide financial insights for commercial decisions and growth.

Skills

Financial Management

Technical Accounting

Financial Reporting

ERP Systems

Board Presentation Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

A growing Hampshire-based drinks and hospitality business is seeking a Financial Controller to lead the business’s day-to-day financial management, ensuring absolute accuracy, control, and compliance across all reporting, cash, and regulatory processes. This hands-on role (supported by a Finance Assistant) will own month-end close, balance-sheet integrity, cashflow forecasting, and all aspects of tax and compliance.

Reporting to the Managing Director and partnering closely with the operational teams, the role will provide clear financial insight to support commercial decisions, cost control, and growth. With responsibility for banking, asset-based lending (ABL) covenant reporting, product costing, and inventory valuation, the Head of Finance will develop a high-performing finance team that supports the company’s ambitious expansion.

Candidate requirements:

• Proven Financial Controller/Finance Manager experience in a relevant product focussed/manufacturing business (FMCG, food and drink, agricultural) and/or hospitality-led business
• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience; strong technical accounting and financial reporting track record.
• Operational excellence in month-end, balance sheet integrity, and cash/working capital ownership
• Comfortable producing board-quality packs and presenting to the Board
• Confident with ERP systems and (nice-to-have) Bl powered dashboards
• (Ideally) exposure to ABL facilities and banking covenant reporting

This role is 100% onsite to start with a view to becoming hybrid in time. The role is paying up to £75,000 plus a 15%-20% bonus and offers the opportunity to ultimately assume the role of Finance Director for the business.