Management Accountant / Financial Controller

Fashionizer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Complete flexibility on days and hours

Varied, interesting work across UK/EU

Job summary

Fashionizer Couture Uniforms is seeking an experienced finance partner to own day-to-day financial management, monthly reporting and compliance for UK and European entities. You will reconcile, analyse and report, while supporting planning in a fast-paced, international setting.

The role focuses on reconciliation, reporting and planning input, with an administrator handling data entry in Xero and CFO driving strategy.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong management accounting experience.
• Experience across multi-entity, multi-currency structures essential.
• Proven VAT knowledge for UK and EU regions.
• Hands-on with payroll, PAYE/RTI and pension administration.
• Advanced Excel skills and compliance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase ledgers across entities with accurate coding.
• Perform weekly bank reconciliations and cashflow updates.
• Oversee payroll processing and monthly reporting to CFO/MD.
• Support currency strategies and payment runs.
• Prepare VAT returns, year-end accounts, and compliance.

Skills

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified

5+ years management accounting

Multi-entity accounting

Multi-currency accounting

Xero proficiency

VAT UK/EU knowledge

PAYE RTI and pensions administration

Year-end accounts

Advanced Excel

UK accounting regulations

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification

Tools

Xero

Job description

The role

We need an experienced finance professional to be the trusted finance partner to our managing director. You will take ownership of day-to-day financial management, monthly reporting and statutory compliance across our UK and European entities.

An administrator handles transaction uploads to Xero, coding and bank statement downloads, and our CFO makes the strategic decisions. That leaves you free to focus on reconciliation, analysis, reporting and some planning input.

About us

Fashionizer Couture Uniforms designs bespoke uniforms for luxury hotels and brands worldwide. We are a well-established business with experienced professionals.

What you will doEvery week

• Manage purchase ledgers on Xero across multiple entities, with accurate nominal, project & company coding
• Carry out weekly bank reconciliations across entities and currencies
• Update the weekly cashflow across multiple currencies
• Respond to supplier and customer and internal accounting queries

Every month

• Run monthly payroll on Xero, including PAYE/RTI and auto-enrolment pensions
• Carry out monthly bank reconciliations and prepare monthly reporting and analysis for the CFO and managing director
• Support the management team in planning currency conversion strategies and payment runs

Each quarter and year

• Prepare and submit UK VAT returns and prepare EU VAT (Bi-monthly)
• Prepare year-end accounts and liaise with our CFO and external accountants
• Maintain compliance with all financial administration, policies and procedures

What we are looking forEssential

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) strongly preferred. Part-qualified candidates will be considered only with substantial relevant experience
• At least 5 years in a management accounting or financial controller role
• Advanced Xero user with proven experience managing multi-entity accounts
• Multi-currency and intercompany accounting experience
• UK VAT and EU VAT experience
• PAYE, RTI and pension administration
• Year-end accounts experience
• Intermediate or better Excel
• Sound knowledge of UK accounting regulations and compliance
• Able to work in our Kew office (this is not a remote or hybrid role)

Advantageous

• Experience in a manufacturing company

You will be

Detail-oriented and professional, with a strong standard of accuracy and compliance. You will be a clear communicator, comfortable presenting financial insights to the managing director and colleagues. You will work independently, plan your own workload and anticipate needs, while fitting in well with a small, collaborative team. You will be flexible and pragmatic in a fast-paced international business.

What we offer

• Complete flexibility on days and hours - we value output and professionalism over rigid schedules
• Varied, interesting work across UK and European entities
• A role with scope to make an impact on this established business
• A salary equivalent to £45,000 a year full-time, pro rata - a competitive rate for a senior part-time finance role