Part Time Financial Controller, first hire
Part time 3 days per week
Location, one day on site each week between Launceston and Okehampton
You will need a car and a full UK driving licence

ABOUT US

We are Ninja Group, a startup modular finance team. We provide flexible, on demand finance departments to a small and growing set of founder led businesses. This is our first Financial Controller hire. You will shape how we work, then deliver hands on support for one cornerstone client to start.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Financial Controller or strong Finance Manager in a hands on environment
• Proven experience setting up stock controls in a food production context, butchery or meat processing preferred
• Practical understanding of primals and yields
• Track record with forecasting and cash flow management in an owner managed business
• Experience leading or mentoring at least one team member
• Confident with month end to a five day timetable, reconciliations, inventory, revenue, deferred income, accruals and prepayments
• Systems, Xero, Shopify, inventory tools, Excel and Power BI, able to design tidy charts of accounts and mappings
• Comfortable on site in a chilled environment, aware of traceability, batch and lot control, HACCP records and practical compliance
• Full UK driving licence and car, able to travel to site between Launceston and Okehampton weekly

THE ROLE

You will build the finance backbone, month end close, P&L accuracy, cash flow, controls and reporting. Day to day you will partner with operations and the owner to keep stock tight, margins clear and cash predictable. You will spend one day a week on site (all 3 days if you wish) between Launceston and Okehampton.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own the monthly close, management accounts and board pack, channel and product views
• Own the cash position day to day, produce a daily cash report with short term projections, then extend to a linked 13 week cash flow with clear assumptions
• Implement stock controls end to end, goods in to despatch, cycle counts, adjustments and investigations
• Set up costings and yields, primals to retail cuts, trims, bone and fat, WIP and waste, confirm margin by SKU and by pack size
• Reconcile inventory and COGS, movements, stock valuation method, average cost or FIFO, agree with operations
• Design simple SOPs and approval flows, purchasing, production, price changes, credit notes
• Stand up reporting, Power BI or similar, including contribution by channel and fulfilment metrics
• Manage and develop a small team
• Work directly with owners and heads of operations, give clear options, risks and cash impact