Financial Controller (UK Accounting)

Looking for candidates from the Philippines
Position: UK Financial Controller
Work hours: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM UK Time
Compensation range: USD 1600 - 1800/month

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About our client
Our client is a UK-based sustainability consultancy that empowers businesses to reduce their carbon footprint through science-led strategies and actionable data. They combine in-depth carbon analysis with practical solutions to help organisations decarbonise operations and drive long-term environmental impact.

Their mission is to make sustainability accessible transparent and business-aligned ensuring companies not only meet regulatory and ethical expectations but also gain a competitive edge in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

About the role
Our client is seeking a Financial Controller with a strong foundation in UK accounting practices to take ownership of the day-to-day financial operations bookkeeping reporting and forecasting while also uplifting and improving existing systems and processes.

This role will be working closely with the Directors primarily reporting to the Operations & Strategy Director and will play a key role in improving financial hygiene and cash flow visibility.

Responsibilities

A. Strategic & Operational

• Demonstrate strong ownership and initiative rather than requiring step-by-step guidance for standard finance tasks.

• Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to help improve business operations and cash flow management.

• Create refine and implement financial processes and structures that improve efficiency visibility and reporting accuracy.

• Deliver work that is execution-ready accurate and requires minimal correction or follow-up from directors.

• Contribute value at a senior level by identifying operational gaps improving workflows and supporting better financial decision-making.

• Act as a trusted finance partner to leadership by maintaining strong financial hygiene accountability and process discipline.

• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in existing systems and implement improvements.

B. Sales Ledger & Revenue Assurance

• Attend weekly pipeline meetings to stay aware of deal flow and work directly with individual Sales and Consulting leads to extract specific billing details.

• Ensure insertion into relevant client email threads to capture PO numbers and billing contacts.

• Maintain accurate data across HubSpot (Sales) QuickBooks (Finance) and cash flow models to prevent revenue double-counting or forecasting errors.

• Monitor payment deadlines issue reminders and escalate to the Finance Director only when necessary.

• Set up new client accounts and maintain up-to-date contact details.

• Prepare and present weekly reports on pipeline status invoicing and pending POs to directors.

C. Purchase Ledger & Payment Preparation

• Work with admins to ensure all expenditures are accounted for chasing missing receipts and uploading them correctly to AutoEntry.

• Reconcile supplier invoices batch payments grade them by urgency and present clean payment runs for the Finance Directors approval.

D. Cash Flow Forecasting & Cost Control

• Collaborate with the Finance Director to maintain cash flow documents budgets and forecasts.

• Monitor ledgers to spot erroneous spending unused subscriptions or overspending and flag these for action.

• Daily reconciliation of bank feeds to ensure real-time accuracy.

• Contribute to modelling and projections ensuring directors receive timely and actionable insights.

E. Reporting & Month-End Support

• Handle journals accruals and prepayments to prepare accounts for accountants review.

• Generate standard financial reports including Aged Debtors and P&L snapshots.

• Maintain a pristine digital filing system for audit trails.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in financial administration bookkeeping or related finance roles.

• Strong understanding of UK/British accounting practices is required.

• Experience in a consulting firm/consultancy environment is preferred.

• Proven experience in financial modelling forecasting and budgeting.

• Proficiency with Excel and accounting software such as QuickBooks and AutoEntry.

• Proficiency with HubSpot or similar CRM systems is highly preferred.

• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders including directors consultants and clients.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Highly organised detail-oriented and able to work independently.

• Confident proactive and able to take initiative in an evolving senior role.

• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements in financial operations.

• With Finisher Mindset delivers work that is accurate graded and ready for immediate execution allowing directors to focus on strategy.

• Comfortable working across multiple platforms and understanding how they integrate.