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The Dot Collective

Financial Controller

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In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Junior
In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Junior
Hands-on Financial Controller responsible for month-end and year-end close, multi-entity consolidation, management reporting, cashflow and treasury management, audit and tax compliance, VAT/payroll/corporation tax, R&D tax submissions, AP/AR oversight, and maintaining finance systems and forecasts to support CFO and business growth.
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About The Dot Collective

We are a new generation consultancy based across UK and EU and founded on the premises of the engineering excellence and empowering people to make an impact. 

We work with all modern tech stacks and typically run agile scrum on all our projects.

About you

Are you passionate about data and its transformational powers? Do you like being able to make a huge difference in a limited period of time? We might be just the right place for you.

About The Dot Collective

We are a new generation consultancy based across UK and EU and founded on the premises of the engineering excellence and empowering people to make an impact. 

We work with all modern tech stacks and typically run agile scrum on all our projects.

About you

This is a brilliant opportunity for a hands-on Financial Controller to take real ownership of the finance function, working closely with the CFO and playing a central role in the company's next chapter of growth.

You'll be responsible for the full financial operations of the business from month-end close and multi-entity consolidation to treasury management and internal reporting. As the business grows, you'll be the person keeping the financial engine running accurately and efficiently.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Control

  • Leading month-end and year-end close processes 
  • Produce accurate management accounts pack for CFO review, including re-forecasts
  • Managing multi-entity consolidation reporting across UK and EU subsidiaries
  • Maintain the 3 statement forecast model
  • Maintain balance sheet integrity and reconciliations
  • Finalisation of year end trial balances and supporting schedules for statutory accounts preparation
  • Ensure strong financial controls and accounting accuracy 
  • Supporting the budgeting and forecasting processes

Audit & Tax Compliance 

  • Preparation of the annual audit files and be the main point of contact for the Audit In-Charge
  • Manage audit process and statutory reporting 
  • Oversee VAT, payroll and corporation tax compliance 
  • Manage the annual R&D tax credit submissions
  • Ensure adherence to accounting standards and internal policies 
  • Support governance and risk management processes 

Cashflow & Working Capital

  • Maintaining rolling 13-week cashflow forecasts
  • Managing multi-currency accounts (GBP, USD, EUR) and FX risk
  • Oversee debtor, creditor and payment controls
  • Work with the CFO to improve working capital management and financial discipline 

Finance Operations

  • Oversee day-to-day finance operations 
  • Oversee AP/AR, and transactional finance processes 
  • Improve efficiency, automation and process consistency 

Systems & Process Improvement

  • Maintain finance systems and reporting infrastructure 
  • Identifying and driving process improvements across financial systems, including the use of AI tooling
  • Support scalable finance operations as the business grows 

 About You

  • Qualified ACCA or ACA from an audit background with at least 2 years+ experience in a B2B industry
  • Solid grounding in management accounting, multi-currency consolidation, and financial controls
  • Thorough knowledge of UK accounting standards
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
  • Excellent time-management and multitasking abilities
  • A need for confidentiality, honesty and integrity
  • Ability to spot areas for improvement with an aim for simplifying financial information

 

Why Join Dot Collective?

It’s about the frog - Be Flo: 

  • Freedom with ownership 
  • Lift the standard 
  • Operate with clarity 

 And what else? 

  • Opportunity to develop your career within a growing, specialist consultancy 
  • Close mentorship and support from the CFO and senior leaders 
  • Flexible working model with autonomy, trust, and room to grow 

Our promise to you

We will always see you as a human being and will do our very best to support your needs and wellbeing – well-designed co-working and collaboration spaces, remote working patterns that work for you, parenting leave, sabbaticals and ability to work on personal projects.

We believe that a gelled team is worth its weight in gold – we will do everything we can to avoid breaking well-performing teams. Whilst continuity across every project is not always possible, we thoughtfully assemble high-performing, blended teams with the appropriate levels of experience and expertise to deliver the best outcomes for our clients — and teams you’ll enjoy working with.

We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our employees. To fulfil this promise, we provide a comprehensive employee wellbeing program that includes mental health support, flexible working arrangements, wellness activities, and a positive work culture.

We recognise that the world of tech delivery has moved on significantly in the last 15 years and know a thing or two about how to bring projects over the line without experiencing lots of despair and burn-out. In fact, we like to believe that our projects are the opposite of that – they are run smoothly and most of the time are fun to work on. 

Our promise to you

We will always see you as a human being and will do our very best to support your needs and wellbeing – well-designed co-working and collaboration spaces, remote working patterns that work for you, parenting leave, sabbaticals and ability to work on personal projects.

We believe that a geled team is worth its weight in gold – we will do everything we can to avoid breaking well-performing teams. Whilst continuity across every project is not always possible, we thoughtfully assemble high-performing, blended teams with the appropriate levels of experience and expertise to deliver the best outcomes for our clients — and teams you’ll enjoy working with.

We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our employees. To fulfill this promise, we provide a comprehensive employee wellbeing program that includes mental health support, flexible working arrangements, wellness activities, and a positive work culture.

We recognise that the world of tech delivery has moved on significantly in the last 15 years and know a thing or two about how to bring projects over the line without experiencing lots of despair and burn-out. In fact, we like to believe that our projects are the opposite of that – they are run smoothly and most of the time are fun to work on. 

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