Senior Accountant (Full-Time)

Citrus-Lime Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Private healthcare (dental, optical, &

Performance reviews

Training opportunities

Meritocratic culture

Job summary

Citrus-Lime Ltd. is seeking a qualified Senior Accountant to lead financial control as the business scales through its first statutory audit under a new group structure.

You will partner with the Head of Finance and the wider finance team to ensure robust reporting, strong balance sheet controls and timely close across multiple entities. Based in the Lake District with a focus on international expansion, the role offers real influence, competitive salary and a clear path to shaping financial

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/ICAS/CIMA) or equivalent, with meaningful post-qualification experience.
• Audit experience is advantageous.
• 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.
• Industry experience in SaaS, ecommerce, subscription, or 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.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day financial control across 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.

Skills

Balance sheet control

Month-end close

UK GAAP (FRS 102)

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder communication

Multi-entity reporting

Financial systems

Commercial insight

Education

ACA/ACCA/ICAS/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

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’vetransformed 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, witha strongemphasis 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 bringsadditionalreporting, 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 sheetcontrolsand financial reporting to the standard the new structure demands, and to keep them there as we scale.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day financial control across thegroupentities, including bank, ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany, accruals and prepayments.
• Drive a robust monthly close, with clear management accounts and commentary at department, entity, andconsolidatedlevel.
• Prepareconsolidatedcash flow forecasts and support active cash management tooptimiseinterest 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 ensureadditions,disposals and depreciation are accurately captured.
• Strengthen and document internal controls as we scale, including month-end checklists, sign-offroutinesand 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,identifyingvariancesfromthe budget and prior actuals.
• Support UK and international VAT returns, payroll filings,corporationtax workings and statutory reporting at entity and group level.
• Contribute to year-end consolidation andaccountspreparation and disclosures, including those arising from the corporate transaction (intercompany arrangements, transfer pricing, related party transactions,goodwilland 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.
• Supportthe internationalexpansion efforts byprovidingfinancial insights related to international compliance, multi-currency operations, revenue recognition, and scaling the financial function globally.

Skills & Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/ICAS/CIMA) or equivalent, with meaningful post-qualification experience.
• Audit experience isadvantageous– 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 fortosupport a clean audit process.
• Strong balance sheet control andmonth-end close experience.
• Confident technical accounting under UK GAAP (FRS 102).
• Excellent attention to detail and a calm,organisedapproach 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.
• Industry experience in SaaS, ecommerce,subscriptionoranotherhigh-growth scale-up.
• Exposure to first-audit, post-acquisition or post-investment environments.
• Multi-entity,consolidatedreporting experience.
• Familiarity with multi-currency and international operations.

What’sin 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 thatdemonstrably rewardsresults.