Senior Accountant

Citrus-Lime Limited; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

31 days holiday

Training & development

Meritocratic environment

Job summary

Citrus-Lime Limited in the Lake District seeks a qualified Senior Accountant to lead financial control during a growth phase. You will own month-end close, balance sheet integrity, and consolidated reporting, supporting the first statutory audit under a new group structure.

Working with the Head of Finance & Administration, you’ll strengthen internal controls, deliver clear management accounts, and enable international expansion across the USA, Canada and Australia.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Audit experience advantageous, strong technical accounting background.
• Strong balance sheet control and month-end close experience.
• Confident with UK GAAP (FRS 102) and financial systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under deadline pressure.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day financial control across group entities, including bank, ledger, reconciliations, intercompany, accruals and prepayments.
• Drive robust monthly close with management accounts and commentary at multiple levels.
• Prepare consolidated cash flow forecasts and support cash management.
• Support audit preparation and act as main contact for auditors.
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation.
• Strengthen internal controls and month-end procedures as we scale.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Audit experience

UK GAAP (FRS 102)

Balance sheet control

Month-end close

Stakeholder communication

Education

Chartered accountant qualification (ACA/ACCA/ICAS/CIMA)

Job description

Location: Ulverston.

Reporting to: Head of Finance & Administration.

Salary: £50k+, depending on experience and interview performance.

Citrus-Lime is a fast-growing SaaS business providing Cloud POS - an end-to-end retail system specifically designed for independent retailers in the Cycle, Equestrian, and Outdoor sectors. Our platform integrates EPOS, Stock Control, Ecommerce, Supplier Data, Payments, Reporting, and more, helping retailers streamline operations, improve customer experiences, and grow sustainably.

We are profitable and financially strong, processing over £750 million in customer revenues annually. Since launching in 2018, we've transformed independent Cycle retail in the UK and are now expanding rapidly into Outdoor and Equestrian sectors. Our next phase of growth is international, focusing on the USA, Canada, and Australia.

Our mission is to double our turnover in the next five years, with a strong emphasis on international expansion. As we scale, strong financial control, performance reporting, and commercial insight are critical to supporting our sustainable growth.

About the Role

This is a hands-on financial control role at a pivotal moment for the business. We are preparing for our first statutory audit under a new group structure, and that brings additional reporting, control and disclosure requirements that need experienced hands behind them. We need a qualified Senior Accountant with strong technical foundations to help get the close process, balance sheet controls and financial reporting to the standard the new structure demands, and to keep them there as we scale.

You’ll work closely with the Head of Finance and Administration and the wider finance team. It is a genuinely meaningful role – you'll be the person who keeps the numbers right while the business goes through one of the most important phases in its history.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Control Responsibilities:

• Own day-to-day financial control across the group entities, including bank, ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany, accruals and prepayments.
• Drive a robust monthly close, with clear management accounts and commentary at department, entity, and consolidated level.
• Prepare consolidated cash flow forecasts and support active cash management to optimise interest earned across the group.
• Support audit preparation and act as a point of contact for the auditors during fieldwork.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and ensure additions, disposals and depreciation are accurately captured.
• Strengthen and document internal controls as we scale, including month-end checklists, sign-off routines and segregation of duties.

Reporting and Compliance:

• Prepare monthly management accounts for the leadership team, including KPI and variance analysis.
• Perform detailed review of transactions at the department and general ledger level, identifying variances from the budget and prior actuals.
• Support UK and international VAT returns, payroll filings, corporation tax workings and statutory reporting at entity and group level.
• Contribute to year-end consolidation and accounts preparation and disclosures, including those arising from the corporate transaction (intercompany arrangements, transfer pricing, related party transactions, goodwill and intangibles).
• Take on other finance and reporting projects as the business and group structure continue to evolve.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with non-finance teams as a trusted source of commercial insight, helping operational leaders read their numbers and make better-informed decisions.
• Support the international expansion efforts by providing financial insights related to international compliance, multi-currency operations, revenue recognition, and scaling the financial function globally.

Skills & Qualifications

Essential:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/ICAS/CIMA) or equivalent, with meaningful post-qualification experience.
• Audit experience is advantageous – whether practice-trained, industry-side exposure to statutory audits, or simply a strong technical accounting background with an understanding of the controls and disciplines that auditors look for to support a clean audit process.
• Strong balance sheet control and month-end close experience.
• Confident technical accounting under UK GAAP (FRS 102).
• Excellent attention to detail and a calm, organised approach under deadline pressure.
• Strong Excel skills and a structured approach to working with financial systems and data.
• Confident communicator able to work with senior stakeholders and external auditors.

Desirable:

• Industry experience in SaaS, ecommerce, subscription or another high-growth scale-up.
• Exposure to first-audit, post-acquisition or post-investment environments.
• Multi-entity, consolidated reporting experience.
• Familiarity with multi-currency and international operations.

What’s in it for You?

• Full-time position based in the Lake District.
• Starting salary of £50k+ depending on experience.
• 31 days’ holiday, including bank holidays and time off at Christmas
• Private healthcare, including dental, optical and mental health support.
• Regular check-ins, one-to-ones, and structured performance reviews.
• Training investment and skill development opportunities.
• A meritocratic environment that demonstrably rewards results.