Financial Controller
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VinteriorE-commerce marketplace
United KingdomFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- Budgeting
Requirements
- Hold a professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or have substantial equivalent experience running financial control and reporting.
- Have personally owned month-end accounts, reconciliations, cash forecasting and budgeting.
- Be comfortable completing detailed financial work and reviewing another person's work.
- Bring sound judgement and commercial curiosity, with the ability to explain financial results, challenge assumptions and recommend practical action.
- Communicate clearly with colleagues outside finance, involve the right people early and raise problems promptly.
- Be able to support and develop a colleague, delegate effectively and manage external accounting relationships.
- Be confident with accounting systems, spreadsheets and financial modelling, and interested in using new tools to improve work.
- Be able to work independently in a remote team while staying connected, responsive and organised.
- Experience in a marketplace, e-commerce business or founder-led company would be useful.
- Exposure to Xero, payment platforms, international VAT or broader business compliance would be useful.
Responsibilities
- Deliver accurate month-end accounts, balance-sheet reconciliations and financial reporting for the leadership team and Board.
- Maintain revenue recognition and investigate discrepancies.
- Reconcile transactions across the platform, payment providers and accounting system, including seller payouts, refunds, fees and foreign exchange.
- Maintain cash-flow forecasts, budgets and a rolling financial outlook; explain variances, challenge assumptions and flag risks.
- Manage financial, tax and marketplace compliance, including statutory accounts, VAT and international requirements.
- Ensure payroll is accurate and timely, and support accurate employment documentation and contractual changes.
- Identify opportunities to improve margins, payment costs and operating expenditure, and help implement recommendations.
- Own finance systems, including Xero and payment-provider reporting, and use automation and AI where useful to improve accuracy and controls.
- Work with Product, Engineering, CX and other colleagues on projects such as payment changes and international expansion.
- Manage and coach the Finance Manager, document key processes, and manage external accounting relationships and specialist support.
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