Financial Controller (Hybrid-flexible)

My Cookie Dough; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MyCookieDough Group in Bath/Bristol (Hybrid & flexible working) is seeking a Commercially minded Financial Controller to strengthen the financial foundations as we scale across multiple channels. The role is hands-on, guiding day-to-day financial operations and strategic growth with the founders and leadership team.

The successful candidate will own management accounts, forecasting, and KPI dashboards, while collaborating across retail, manufacturing and international expansion.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or equivalent senior finance experience.
• Experience as Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar senior finance role.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset.
• Excellent management accounts and forecasting experience.
• Comfortable operating in a growing SME or scale-up environment.
• Hands-on, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability.
• Able to work closely with founders and senior leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
• Budgeting, forecasting and commercial analysis.
• Margin, cost and profitability reporting across multiple business areas.
• Developing KPI dashboards and performance reporting.
• Improving financial controls, processes and systems.
• Supporting operational teams with financial insight and decision-making.
• Managing relationships with external accountants, payroll and advisors.
• Supporting investor, banking and funding reporting requirements.

Skills

Financial reporting

Cash flow forecasting

Budgeting & forecasting

Commercial analysis

Excel modelling

Leadership in SME/scale-up

Strategic financial insight

Finance cross-functional collaboration

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Excel

Job description

Financial Controller

MyCookieDough Group

Bath / Bristol (Hybrid & flexible working)

Role type: Full time

Salary: £80k – £90k/annum based on experience

Reports to: Founder/Board/Investors

MyCookieDough is entering an exciting new phase of growth across retail, manufacturing, wholesale and international expansion. We are looking for a commercially minded Financial Controller to help strengthen the financial foundations of the business as we scale.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and wants to play a key role in shaping the future of a growing multi-channel business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of monthly management accounts and financial reporting
• Cash flow forecasting and working capital management
• Budgeting, forecasting and commercial analysis
• Margin, cost and profitability reporting across multiple business areas
• Developing KPI dashboards and performance reporting
• Improving financial controls, processes and systems
• Supporting operational teams with financial insight and decision-making
• Managing relationships with external accountants, payroll and advisors
• Supporting investor, banking and funding reporting requirements

The Role

You will take ownership of the group finance function, ensuring accurate reporting, strong financial control, improved visibility of performance, and better decision-making across the business.

You’ll work closely with the founders and leadership team, supporting both day-to-day financial operations and longer-term strategic growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified accountant or strong qualified-by-experience background
• Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar senior finance role
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset
• Excellent management accounts and forecasting experience
• Comfortable operating in a growing SME or scale-up environment
• Hands-on, proactive and solutions-focused
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability
• Able to work closely with founders and senior leadership teams

Highly Desirable

• Experience within hospitality, retail, manufacturing, FMCG or multi-site businesses
• Experience with stock, product costing or operational finance
• Experience working across multiple entities or revenue streams

The Person

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Commercially sharp and detail-oriented
• Organised, structured and process-driven
• Calm under pressure and able to prioritise effectively
• Collaborative, but confident in challenging where needed
• Ambitious and excited by growth
• Comfortable rolling up their sleeves in a scale-up environment

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing founder-led business at a pivotal stage of growth, where you can genuinely influence the future direction of the company and help build scalable financial foundations for the next chapter.