Financial Controller - Part Time

At a glance:

🕑 Part-time (3/4 days) starting May, with hybrid working

😎 Mid/Senior (minimum 5-10 years experience)

💰 Experienced-based salary between £35,000 -£40,000

📍 London, Waterloo / Remote

⭐ Five-stars on Glassdoor

🌴 Generous 30 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays (pro rata)

🏆 Leading benefits package & competitive salary

🅱 Work for a Certified B Corporation™

💹 Opportunity to get in at the ground floor of a purpose-driven, fast-paced, fast-growth company in the outdoor industry; lots of scope for your growth!

What is the job role?

We are looking for an experienced, qualified Financial Controller to take ownership of our core recurring finance function on a part-time or fractional basis. You will be responsible for delivering an accurate and timely monthly close, clean management accounts, and robust financial controls. This is a hands-on role - we need someone who is content to execute with autonomy.

Key Responsibilities:

Month-End & Management Accounts

• Own and deliver the month-end close process end-to-end, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Prepare and present monthly management accounts to the Head of Finance and senior leadership team.

• Maintain a clean and well-controlled Xero ledger, enforcing accounting policy and chart of accounts discipline.

Inventory Valuation & COGS

• Take full ownership of inventory valuation, including landed cost calculations for goods imported from China via the 3PL.

• Reconcile inventory positions across internal systems to ensure accuracy.

• Ensure accurate standard cost and COGS accounting across own-brand and McLaren licensed product lines.

Trade Payables & Receivables

• Manage supplier payment runs and maintain disciplined aged creditor processes.

• Oversee B2B trade receivables, working with the Commercial Director to maintain healthy debtor days.

• Manage McLaren royalty calculations, invoicing, and reconciliations.

Controls, Compliance & Reporting

• Maintain robust financial controls and internal processes suitable for a scaling consumer business.

• Lead statutory accounts preparation and liaise with external accountants and auditors.

• Lead VAT returns, corporation tax compliance, and payroll oversight.

• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modelling, and input into the annual budget.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal person has the following skills, experiences and competencies:

Essential

✔Demonstrable experience as a Financial Controller or in a senior finance role

✔Strong track record of owning month-end close and preparing management accounts

✔Experience with inventory-based businesses and cost-of-goods accounting

✔Highly proficient in Xero and Excel / Google Sheets

✔Able to work independently with minimal oversight

✔ Intercompany and group accounting experience.

Desirable

Background in D2C, e-commerce, retail, or consumer brands

✔Experience with multi-entity or multi-currency accounting (USD, EUR, GBP)

✔Familiarity with 3PL logistics and import duty / landed cost treatment

What can we offer you?

Certified B Corporation

Working for a Certified B Corp means joining a community using business as a force for good, contributing to the triple bottom line; People, Planet and Profit.

✔ Genuine autonomy - you will own the accounting function and be trusted to deliver

✔ Flexible and remote-friendly working arrangement around agreed core days

✔ A high-profile brand with world-class sporting partnerships and real growth ambition

✔ Collaborative leadership team that values finance as a strategic partner

Benefits

✔ Enjoy flexible working hours and locations;

✔ Generous 30 days holidayplusbank holidays; (pro-rata)

✔ Competitive starting salary with annual performance-based reviews

✔ Free mental health support with unlimited access to Spill therapy;

✔ Cycle to work scheme & annual bike servicing;

✔ HealthShield Cash Plan;

✔ Monthly financial health benefit;

✔ 16 hours of fully paid volunteering annually;

✔ Annual SunGod team events;

✔ Free product plus a family & friends discount;

✔ Dynamic, stimulating and rewarding work in a purpose-driven company;

✔15 Days work from anywhere (pro-rata)

✔ Central London office (Waterloo)

Flexible working

We thrive with high-performing individuals, offering both growth and flexibility in return. We prioritise your impact, not the time spent at a desk. We encourage the team to fit in hobbies and personal commitments around their work time, ensuring objectives are met and output is always to the highest standard.

As a collaborative team, we value a minimum of 3 days in the office each week, fostering our close-knit team.

Diversity & Inclusion at SunGod

SunGod values a diverse workforce. We’re committed to recruiting people from all walks of life and backgrounds to reflect our customers and our community and to help make our business stronger. We're not looking for "culture fit" candidates, instead, we're looking for those who expand our culture, challenge business as usual and bring their whole selves to work. To support our people we offer family-friendly, inclusive recruitment and employment policies, flexible working arrangements and a range of benefits to suit your circumstances.

What to expect from this application…

This application will ask a few questions about you and your experience.

You will be required to upload a CV at this stage, so it is ready for a future stage.

Based on your application, you may then be invited to complete a skills-based task followed by a panel interview and a final interview.

Blind Applications

In the first stages of our process, your name and other details will be hidden from your CV and application to remove potential unconscious bias in our hiring processes, and to ensure we hire the best candidate for the role.

A tip before you start...

Before you begin, we recommend you take a moment to ask yourself these questions: Why me? Why this role? Why SunGod?tion skills