About Us
We are a specialist independent company providing the supply, installation, and maintenance of stairlifts, through-floor lifts, and commercial platform lifts across the South East. We deliver high-quality services to private clients as well as fulfilling local authority contracts. With growth in both private and contract markets, we are now seeking a skilled Financial Controller to strengthen our financial oversight and support sustainable growth.
Role Overview
The Financial Controller will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the company's finances, ensuring accurate reporting, cashflow management, and compliance. They will provide clear financial insight to the Directors, oversee the use of Xero as our core accounting package, and introduce robust financial processes to support both private and local authority contracts.
This is a hands-on role requiring a commercially minded accountant who can provide both operational control and strategic insight to support a growing business.
Key Responsibilities
· Oversee all company finances, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of accounting records.
· Manage the company's Xero accounting system including reconciliations, invoicing, journals, and reporting.
· Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet, and cashflow forecasts.
· Lead the annual budgeting process, ensuring robust financial planning and control.
· Provide detailed analysis of product and service line profitability and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
· Ensure adequate working capital provision for a scaling business, securing additional credit and funding facilities as required.
· Manage accounts payable and receivable, ensuring timely invoicing of both private clients and local authority contracts.
· Monitor cashflow and prepare forward forecasts.
· Ensure compliance with VAT, HMRC regulations, and payroll processes (liaising with external payroll providers if applicable).
· Oversee credit control and ensure effective debt management across private and public sector customers.
· Provide financial input into contract pricing, tender submissions, and long-term contract profitability analysis.
· Prepare year-end accounts and liaise with external accountants.
· Develop financial controls, processes, and reporting frameworks suitable for a growing SME.
Person Specification
Essential:
· Qualified Accountant, preferably CIMA (or equivalent QBE with strong SME experience).
· Proven experience as a Finance Manager/Financial Controller in an SME environment.
· Strong knowledge of Xero accounting software.
· Experience working with both private and local authority contracts.
· Experience in contributing the financial components of tender submissions.
· Excellent cashflow management and forecasting skills.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
· Ability to work independently, part-time, and communicate financial insights clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
· Experience in scaling an SME from ~£2.5m to >£5m revenue and implementing strong financial management and governance throughout that journey of growth.
Desirable:
· Experience in the healthcare, mobility, or construction/installation sector.
· Familiarity with contract frameworks and tendering processes
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £20.00-£30.00 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 20 per week
Application question(s):
* We will be looking to hold interviews on Tuesday 7th October, please confirm you are available this day, should you be successful?
* Please detail some experience you have had helping with SME revenue scaling from 2.5m > 5m
Work Location: In person