Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Essex | Office Based
Salary Negotiable DOE

A growing and ambitious group business is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Financial Controller to take full ownership of the finance function across its e-commerce, B2B trading and property businesses.

This is a newly created, hands-on role offering genuine autonomy and the opportunity to help shape the finance function as the group continues to expand.

Working closely with senior leadership, responsibilities will include:

• Monthly management accounts and forecasting
• Cash flow management and treasury
• Budgeting and profit forecasting
• VAT, audit and compliance
• Banking relationships and FX management
• Stock costing, margin analysis and operational finance
• Credit control and rebate management
• Financial reporting across trading and property entities

The successful candidate will have strong technical finance experience alongside commercial awareness and the confidence to work independently within a fast-paced growing business.

Experience within e-commerce, retail, FMCG or multi-channel trading environments would be highly advantageous.

This is an excellent long-term opportunity for someone looking for a broad and commercially involved role where they can genuinely make an impact.

Thank you for your application. We receive a high volume of responses, so while we can’t reply to everyone, Newman Personnel wishes you every success in your job search. Successful candidates whose skills best match the role will be contacted shortly.

We thank all candidates who take the time to apply — every application is genuinely appreciated and reviewed with care. If your experience closely matches what our client is looking for, we’ll be in touch. If you don’t hear from us, please assume that on this occasion you haven’t been selected, but we truly wish you every success in finding the right next role.