Financial Controller

At Butternut Box, we are on a mission to deliver health and happiness to dogs everywhere. As we continue our rapid international expansion, we are seeking a proactive, technically brilliant Financial Controller to join our high performing Finance team, reporting to our Group Head of Finance. This role will be heavily involved in all key accounting and reporting activities, with a focus on effective financial management and ensuring a robust control environment that allows us to scale sustainably. The role would suit a proactive candidate who is ready to step up in their career, comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment and eager to be part of a business where they can have a tangible positive impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the timely and accurate delivery of monthly management accounts.
• Act as a trusted business partner to stakeholders across the business as part of period end processes and beyond, equipping them with accurate financial support and spend analysis.
• Partner with FP&A to deliver commercially astute commentary and actionable analysis of key financial metrics to drive decision making.
• Support the Group consolidation ensuring consistency of intercompany recharges and reconciliations.
• Maintain rigorous balance sheet hygiene through comprehensive periodic reconciliations, reviews, and proactive resolution of variances.
• Champion a best in class control environment by embedding robust processes and controls within our day to day and periodic processes.
• Support good governance and controls around payment runs and transactional finance.
• Play a key role in successfully delivering external reporting including the annual statutory audit process.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive financial performance and deliver on ad hoc projects.
• Coach and mentor individuals across the finance team, fostering a high performance culture.
• Drive the continuous improvement of ERP systems and financial tools to automate manual tasks and enhance data integrity in an AI enabled environment.

What we're looking for

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) at least 3+ years post qualification, likely to be a second time mover with audit background (ideally Big 4) or strong industry experience.
• Experience in a product led business preferred (e.g. FMCG, retail, ecommerce, manufacturing).
• Highly curious and ambitious individual who naturally strives for better every day and wants to grow alongside a scaling business.
• Someone who thrives in a fast paced, busy growth environment and enjoys the challenge of evolving processes on the go.
• Technologically minded individual who is curious about developing an AI enabled finance function.
• Highly competent MS Excel user (Advanced formulas, Pivot tables, and data manipulation).
• SAP/SAP Business1 experience would be a plus.
• A love of Dogs is essential!

The interview process

• Initial call with the Hiring Manager, carried out remotely.
• Skills interview, usually carried out remotely.
• Behaviours interview, carried out in person.
• Final Leadership interview, in person in our office in White City.

We usually expect our interview process to take 3-5 weeks, end to end.

Our benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and an additional day for every year of service up to 5 years.
• 5 additional, paid 'paws' days off per year dedicated to your learning, development or personal wellbeing.
• Hit pause when you need it most.
• £500 personal learning & development budget to sharpen your skills.
• Share options grant - everyone owns a piece of Butternut's success.
• A significant discount on our Fresh food, to keep your own dogs as healthy as our customers.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Flexible core working hours.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Pension with NEST.
• Private Medical Insurance with Vitality.
• Private Dental Insurance with Bupa.
• Paid time off for fertility treatments and pregnancy loss.
• Paid sabbaticals for squad members with 5 or more years service at Butternut.
• Discounted gym access through MyGymDiscounts.
• Lots of office dogs (Ajax, Peggy, Chief, Louis, Hansen, Winnie and many more).

Important things to note

• We recommend getting your application in as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the role early.
• Our team thrives on collaboration. We spend 3 days a week in our West London office (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and 2 days working from wherever you’re most productive.
• Because being together is a big part of our culture, we’re looking for someone within a comfortable commutable distance to London.
• We’re a small (but mighty!) recruitment team. We aim to respond to everyone personally, but if we’re flooded with brilliant applications, we may need to close the role early. We appreciate your patience while we review applications.
• For this specific role, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship, so you’ll need the right to work in the UK.

Equal Opportunity

Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that to make the best food for all dogs, we need a team that represents all humans. We celebrate different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are specifically committed to increasing representation from underrepresented groups. We want a strong, diverse team built from different identities and lived experiences. We’re not perfect, but we are dedicated to the ongoing work of building an inclusive, supportive place where you can do the best work of your career. We believe in a seat at the table for everyone.