Financial Controller, UK Accounting

RunRemote

Financial Controller managing financial operations and reporting for a UK-based sustainability consultancy. Focused on improving financial hygiene and cash flow visibility in a remote role.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇭 PhilippinesMid-LevelSenior💰 $1,600 - $1,800 per monthWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Demonstrate strong ownership and initiative rather than requiring step-by-step guidance for standard finance tasks.
Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to help improve business operations and cash flow management.
Create, refine, and implement financial processes and structures that improve efficiency, visibility, and reporting accuracy.
Deliver work that is execution-ready, accurate, and requires minimal correction or follow-up from directors.
Contribute value at a senior level by identifying operational gaps, improving workflows, and supporting better financial decision-making.
Act as a trusted finance partner to leadership by maintaining strong financial hygiene, accountability, and process discipline.
Identify gaps and inefficiencies in existing systems and implement improvements.
Attend weekly pipeline meetings to stay aware of deal flow and work directly with individual Sales and Consulting leads to extract specific billing details.
Ensure insertion into relevant client email threads to capture PO numbers and billing contacts.
Maintain accurate data across HubSpot (Sales), QuickBooks (Finance), and cash flow models to prevent revenue double-counting or forecasting errors.
Monitor payment deadlines, issue reminders, and escalate to the Finance Director only when necessary.
Set up new client accounts and maintain up-to-date contact details.
Prepare and present weekly reports on pipeline status, invoicing, and pending POs to directors.
Work with admins to ensure all expenditures are accounted for, chasing missing receipts, and uploading them correctly to AutoEntry.
Reconcile supplier invoices, batch payments, grade them by urgency, and present clean payment runs for the Finance Director's approval.
Collaborate with the Finance Director to maintain cash flow documents, budgets, and forecasts.
Monitor ledgers to spot erroneous spending, unused subscriptions, or overspending, and flag these for action.
Daily reconciliation of bank feeds to ensure real-time accuracy.
Handle journals, accruals, and prepayments to prepare accounts for accountant's review.
Generate standard financial reports, including Aged Debtors and P&L snapshots.
Maintain a pristine digital filing system for audit trails.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 years of experience in financial administration, bookkeeping, or related finance roles.
Strong understanding of UK/British accounting practices is required.
Experience in a consulting firm/consultancy environment is preferred.
Proven experience in financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting.
Proficiency with Excel and accounting software such as QuickBooks and AutoEntry.
Proficiency with HubSpot or similar CRM systems is highly preferred.
Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including directors, consultants, and clients.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.
Confident, proactive, and able to take initiative in an evolving, senior role.
Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements in financial operations.
With "Finisher Mindset", delivers work that is accurate, graded, and ready for immediate execution, allowing directors to focus on strategy.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Demonstrate strong ownership and initiative rather than requiring step-by-step guidance for standard finance tasks.
Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to help improve business operations and cash flow management.
Create, refine, and implement financial processes and structures that improve efficiency, visibility, and reporting accuracy.
Deliver work that is execution-ready, accurate, and requires minimal correction or follow-up from directors.
Contribute value at a senior level by identifying operational gaps, improving workflows, and supporting better financial decision-making.
Act as a trusted finance partner to leadership by maintaining strong financial hygiene, accountability, and process discipline.
Identify gaps and inefficiencies in existing systems and implement improvements.
Attend weekly pipeline meetings to stay aware of deal flow and work directly with individual Sales and Consulting leads to extract specific billing details.
Ensure insertion into relevant client email threads to capture PO numbers and billing contacts.
Maintain accurate data across HubSpot (Sales), QuickBooks (Finance), and cash flow models to prevent revenue double-counting or forecasting errors.
Monitor payment deadlines, issue reminders, and escalate to the Finance Director only when necessary.
Set up new client accounts and maintain up-to-date contact details.
Prepare and present weekly reports on pipeline status, invoicing, and pending POs to directors.
Work with admins to ensure all expenditures are accounted for, chasing missing receipts, and uploading them correctly to AutoEntry.
Reconcile supplier invoices, batch payments, grade them by urgency, and present clean payment runs for the Finance Director's approval.
Collaborate with the Finance Director to maintain cash flow documents, budgets, and forecasts.
Monitor ledgers to spot erroneous spending, unused subscriptions, or overspending, and flag these for action.
Daily reconciliation of bank feeds to ensure real-time accuracy.
Handle journals, accruals, and prepayments to prepare accounts for accountant's review.
Generate standard financial reports, including Aged Debtors and P&L snapshots.
Maintain a pristine digital filing system for audit trails. 🎯 Requirements
At least 5 years of experience in financial administration, bookkeeping, or related finance roles.
Strong understanding of UK/British accounting practices is required.
Experience in a consulting firm/consultancy environment is preferred.
Proven experience in financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting.
Proficiency with Excel and accounting software such as QuickBooks and AutoEntry.
Proficiency with HubSpot or similar CRM systems is highly preferred.
Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including directors, consultants, and clients.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.
Confident, proactive, and able to take initiative in an evolving, senior role.
Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements in financial operations.
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Hard Skills & Tools

financial administrationbookkeepingfinancial modellingforecastingbudgetingdata reconciliationinvoice processingfinancial reportingcash flow managementprocess improvement

Soft Skills

ownershipinitiativecommunicationorganisationattention to detailproactivitystakeholder managementindependencetrustworthinessstrategic thinking