Financial Controller

Mindful Chef; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant B-Corp food company based in Wandsworth is seeking a Financial Controller to join their high-performance team. This role involves overseeing financial reporting and operations, managing month-end processes, and ensuring compliance with corporate requirements. The ideal candidate is a chartered accountant with advanced Excel skills, strong detail orientation, and experience in financial management. This position provides a competitive package, hybrid working options, and various perks aimed at enhancing well-being.

Benefits

Vitality health insurance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

50% discount on products

Qualifications

• Chartered accountant with post qualified experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong data analysis abilities.
• High attention to detail and technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• End to end delivery and ownership of accurate financial reporting.
• Ownership of the month end close process including variance analysis.
• Business partner for relevant departments and responsible for cash management.

Education

Chartered accountant

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

More Than Just A Job

As a proud B-Corp, we focus on using business as a force for good. We do this by balancing out people and planet with profit. For every Mindful Chef recipe box bought we donate the equivalent of a school meal to a child in a less developed country (over 20 million meals donated and counting...) and we have also pledged to go Net Zero by 2030 but there are so many other initiatives that we would love to tell you about!

What we are looking for

Reporting into the Finance Director, we are looking for a Financial Controller to run our Finance Operations and work within a wider team of 5 team members.

This is a rare opportunity to join a small, high-performance team with big ambitions, and great scope to make a real impact on the future of Mindful Chef. You will be comfortable managing multiple priorities within an ultra fast-paced environment.

You are

● A chartered accountant, with relevant post qualified experience.

● Advanced excel skills, data analysis and good at extracting the “so what” from the data

● A technical expert, with high attention to detail

● Good with databases and queries, or have a desire to learn how to use them.

● An enthusiastic, approachable and ambitious person.

● Unafraid of suggesting new ways to drive the company forwards.

● Be willing to juggle a host of responsibilities, learning on the job in a fast-paced environment.

You will

Financial Reporting

• End to end delivery and ownership of accurate, timely, relevant reporting and accounting information, including management accounts, group financial reporting and the annual external audit
• Ownership of the month end close process (P&L and balance sheet) including variance analysis

Financial Control

• Review overhead costs, providing solutions to reduce spend where possible
• You will be a technical expert, developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls. Work closely with external advisors on any new accounting treatment required or proposed

Operational Finance

• Business partner relevant departments (CoGs, fulfillment, office, people)
• Responsible for approving supplier payruns
• Responsible for payroll & associated taxes, working closely with the People Team
• Primary contact for banking relationships & responsible for cash management
• Ensure accurate and timely compliance with the company’s corporate requirements (e.g. VAT returns and corporate tax filings) with the support of the FD & Tax advisors

Systems & Processes

• Work closely with data to drive automation of information, driving efficiency & to better allow for value-add insight from finance vs data collection
• Manage future changes or improvements to our accounting software, tools and internal processes

Management

● 2 direct reports; responsible for their training & development, work management & direction

Your profile

Why us?

• A competitive package that rewards your skills and dedication.
• Hybrid working from our office based in Wandsworth.
• Be part of a Better Business (B-Corp), making a positive impact on profit, people, and planet.
• Join an award-winning startup backed by the largest food and beverage company globally.
• Experience a workplace that feels like home, complete with free meals, a gym, a vertical farm, and pet-friendly policies.
• Prioritise your well-being with perks like Vitality health insurance, access to learning resources, mental health support, and a generous holiday package (30 days + bank holidays).
• Enjoy a 50% discount on all Mindful Chef products.
• Enhanced policy of up to 6 months full pay primary parental leave and up to 6 weeks full pay secondary parental leave

The process