Job Title: Inventory Controller Your New Salary: £30-40k plus generous benefits package Hybrid: 3 days in office (Central London), 2 at home Status: Permanent Role Start: ASAP Working hours : 9-5.30pm Monday - Friday (37.5 hour week) Who You'll be Working For: International soft commodity merchant. What You'll be Doing: As an Inventory Controller you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all inventory-related records across multiple systems. The role involves performing regular reconciliations, monitoring stock movements, validating warehouse data, and supporting month end reporting to ensure compliant and reliable inventory controls. This role will entail communicating with various stakeholders across the business and working closely with the shipping and trade team. Key Responsibilities: To perform and document regular inventory reconciliations between key internal and external inventory records Ensure all differences investigated, explained and resolved promptly with appropriate supporting evidence. To comply with the Internal Audit Misappropriation Policy Prepare the monthly inventory roll-forward, ensuring accurate capture of opening stock, purchases, transformations, transfers, usage, shrinkage, and closing stock. Review for completeness and consistency with supporting systems. Obtain the required internal sign-offs and maintain appropriate documentation for audit. Perform reconciliation of Trade Position against Forward Book. Identify and explain differences in quantities, cost basis, MTM valuation, and exposure. Maintain clear audit trails and ensure timely resolution of discrepancies with Trading, Operations, and Finance teams. Conduct the annual low-point stock check and liaise with warehouses, auditors and internal stakeholders The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: Experience within a similar role managing inventory in a finance or commodity environment Strong analytical and technical skills with strong experience in using Excel and Power BI. Excellent data management Used to analysing and reconciling data with external reports. Strong communications skills are a must as the role will require liaising with various parties to resolve any differences. To be able to take full ownership or processes in a timely manner and look to improve process. WewouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendyourCVasaWorddocument.Ifyourapplicationissuccessful,youwillbecontactedwithin7days.WeregretthatduetothehighvolumeofapplicationswereceivewecannotprovidefeedbackonindividualCVs.PleasenotethatwecanonlyconsidercandidateswhoareeligibletoworkintheUKandareabletoproviderelevantsupportingdocumentation. PeopleFirstiscommittedtoincreasingdiversity,andmaintaininganinclusiveworkplaceculture.Wewelcomeapplicationsfromallqualifiedcandidatesregardlessoftheirethnicity,race,gender,religiousbeliefs,sexualorientation,yearofbirth,relationshipstatusorwhetherornottheyhaveadisability. PeopleFirst(Recruitment)Limitedactsasanemploymentagencyforpermanentandfixedtermcontractrecruitmentandasanemploymentbusinessforthesupplyoftemporaryworkers.PleasenotethatbyapplyingforthisjobyouacceptourTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicywhichcanbefoundonourwebsite.