Financial Controller: Lead Team, Streamline Close & Growth

Flat Iron Building Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flat Iron Building Group is seeking a Financial Controller to lead our Beef HQ finance team and own financial reporting and controls. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will drive improvements as we scale and support new restaurant openings.

You will manage a five-person team, streamline close processes, and ensure robust controls across stock, cash, payroll and reconciliations while partnering with operations to enable growth.

Qualifications

• Strong financial controls and management accounting experience.
• Experience leading and developing a finance team.
• Proficiency in Excel and financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of five.
• Own the period-end close, reducing it from 11 to 6 working days.
• Oversee management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
• Manage restaurant-level controls, including stock, GP, cash, payroll and tronc.
• Lead the year-end audit and ensure statutory compliance.
• Improve and automate finance processes to support growth.
• Partner with teams across Beef HQ to support new restaurant openings.

Skills

Leadership of finance team

Excel skills

Financial controls

Management accounting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Flat Iron Building Group is seeking a Financial Controller to lead our Beef HQ finance team and own financial reporting and controls. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will drive improvements as we scale and support new restaurant openings.

You will manage a five-person team, streamline close processes, and ensure robust controls across stock, cash, payroll and reconciliations while partnering with operations to enable growth.