Financial Controller | ConsumerTech | Series B

SUMMARY OF THE JOBJob title: Financial ControllerReporting to: Head of Financial Planning and Control, with regular exposure to the CFO and CEOPackage: £80k to £90k Base

Location: 4 days a week in their Shoreditch Head OfficeIndustry: ConsumerTech / DTC / SubscriptionJob type: Full-Time, PermanentABOUT ZANDAZanda is an executive search partner that works exclusively with high-growth start-ups as they look to scale their business with senior talent.

Zanda partners with VCs, founders, CEOs, and CFOs to deliver key senior appointments.WHY THIS COMPANY AND ROLEZanda is partnering with a fast-growing DTC subscription consumer brand that is expanding internationally and embedding AI-enabled ways of working across its data and finance processes. The business has a strong subscription model, real commercial traction and is at a meaningful point of change as it scales.This is a hands-on Financial Controller seat reporting into the Head of Financial Planning and Control, with one direct report and regular exposure to the CFO and CEO. You will own the monthly close, Board pack narratives, statutory reporting, VAT, audit, cash and working capital, and AP operations, while also contributing to FP&A and financial modelling. The business is bringing AI into its finance processes and wants a Controller who is genuinely on board with that shift, not just tolerating it.WHAT YOU WILL GAINOwning the monthly management accounts close end-to-end, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reconciliationWriting Board pack narratives across P&L, cash, KPIs, unit economics and acquisition performance, with direct leadership exposureBuilding and maintaining forecasting models for retention, revenue, costs and cash flows, and translating outputs into clear variance commentaryDeveloping expertise in customer retention trends and providing actionable insight on cancellations and reactivationsOwning the annual statutory accounts process under FRS 102 and managing the external audit relationshipLeading international accounting, tax and compliance across subsidiariesOverseeing AP operations and driving improvements to AP visibility and controlABOUT YOUEssentialQualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)Proven ownership of a full management accounts close and Board reporting cycleBackground in a DTC, subscription or fast-moving scale-up environmentStrong technical accounting grounding across UK GAAP and IFRS: lease accounting, revenue recognition, fixed assets and stockFinancial modelling skillsAn AI-first mindset, comfortable adopting and working with AI tools in a finance contextDue to the volume of applications we typically receive, we are only able to respond directly to candidates we could shortlist for interview.