A highly qualified candidate is currently exploring new opportunities due to upcoming redundancy later this year. She is ACA qualified from a top-tier UK firm with extensive experience serving clients primarily in the FMCG sector. This background has fuelled her interest in transitioning into industry, which she has successfully achieved by securing a position within a major FMCG branded company.
In her role as a Financial Accountant at this FMCG business, she supported the company’s expansion from a single store to fifty stores across the UK. Her performance led to a promotion to Financial Controller. During this time, the company expanded its portfolio to include concessionary brands and introduced an e-commerce platform. She consistently developed FP&A reporting processes, ensuring the production of detailed and accurate financial reports aligned with the requirements of a publicly listed company.
This finance professional with a strong foundation in financial management, budgeting, and statutory accounting. As a Group Financial Controller, she effectively manages monthly management accounts for multiple companies, demonstrating expertise in profit and loss oversight and cash flow management. She excels in team leadership, cultivating a high-performance environment while overseeing a team of 30 staff. Her dedication to strategic financial planning and meticulous analysis makes her an ideal candidate for a Financial Controller role, where she can contribute to organisational growth and enhance financial efficiency.
Exposure includes:
- Working with significant branded businesses in retail – store growth development and also developed e-commerce business model
- Review of monthly management accounts for joint ventures acquired by this PLC, new product launches and e-commerce side of the business
- Experience of managing large finance teams of up to 30 people
- Led system integration and innovation with working practices
- Preparation of board reporting for FD, Board level
- Reconciliations for P&L, balance sheets, budgets and year end statutory accounts
- First point of contact for audit queries
Software knowledge: Power BI, Hyperion, CODA, Cognos
Qualifications: ACA qualified – in top 10 firm
Notice period: Available in September 2025
Candidate ref: 84566
To discuss this candidate or request a full CV, please contact:
Julie Mott – 01252 718777