At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial reporting, manage teams, and enhance systems for efficiency.
- Company: Join itsu, a fast-growing brand revolutionising healthy eating in the UK and beyond.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, bonuses, hybrid work, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team driving innovation in the grocery sector.
- Qualifications: Qualified finance professional with strong Excel skills and team leadership experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
The ideal candidate is an experienced Financial Controller or senior finance professional, ideally from a product-led or FMCG business, ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (or equivalent). They should be technically strong, process-driven, and passionate about systems, automation, and efficiency. The candidate must be comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, able to build structure and controls under pressure. They should be commercially astute with excellent Excel and modelling skills, detail-oriented and collaborative, with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders. A confident communicator who can influence across all levels of the business is essential.
About us: itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-in-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food. itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant broth, rice noodles & miso easy to name a few.
D&I statement: itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.
Scope of the role:
- Delivery of monthly Group accounts (itsu [grocery] and subsidiary accounts), including balance sheet and cash flow.
- Ownership of the year-end process, including the external audit, all tax-related matters, and production of the statutory accounts (for itsu [grocery] and subsidiary).
- Management, mentoring, and growing of the AR, AP and management accounts teams.
- Management of month-end reporting to Board and Executive Team, overseeing the management accounts team, including detail shop and cost reporting, monthly reviews with budget holders and budget/forecast setting.
- Develop and improve systems, processes, and internal controls to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and profitability within a growing business.
- Managing the relationship with key external stakeholders: investors, banks, insurers, and other key providers.
- Being responsible for all Taxation and VAT matters.
What we offer:
- Competitive salary.
- Competitive bonus scheme.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays).
- Health insurance.
- Company pension scheme.
- Hybrid working (2 days wfh).
- Opportunity to work from abroad.
- 50% employee discount in itsu shops.
- Free itsu lunch.
- Discounts at major retailers.
- Salary sacrifice cycle and electric vehicle schemes.
- A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development.
Finance Controller in City of Westminster employer: Itsu Limited
itsu is an exceptional employer that champions a vibrant and inclusive work culture, offering competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including health insurance, a company pension scheme, and hybrid working options. With a strong focus on employee growth, itsu provides a sizeable training budget and opportunities for career advancement within a fast-paced, innovative environment, making it an ideal place for finance professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthy eating sector.
