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At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we are proud to foster an environment where those who work with us can do what they love and do it well. By joining [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], you’ll be adding to a lean and passionate team dedicated to democratising technology and providing affordable access to computing tools to people across the globe.

We are looking for a Financial Controller for a fixed-term position until the end of May 2027. This role is based at our Cambridge office on the Science Park and is full time. A minimum of four days per week in the office is expected.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd was founded as a charity in 2008 and sells its first computer in 2012. Today [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] comprises two separate organisations: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd (building computers and microcontrollers) and the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Foundation (charitable enterprise).

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing management accounts for the holding company, the trading subsidiary, the North American entity, and the retail store
• Preparing all intercompany reconciliations, including recharge calculations
• Preparing bank account reconciliations, accruals, deferred income, fixed asset register reconciliations, and depreciation postings
• Reviewing all balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Preparing royalty accruals and all external reporting; assisting with royalty-related audits as required
• Preparing carbon reporting calculations
• Analytically reviewing monthly profit and loss accounts
• Completing monthly financial entries for payrolls across all four jurisdictions
• Completing monthly financial entries for share plans and associated employer’s National Insurance accruals
• Preparing VAT returns for each entity, including monthly IOSS, OSS, and French small parcel tax returns
• Supporting the Head of Tax with corporation tax computations, RDEC claims, and related data
• Supporting the wider team and organisation with ad hoc queries
• Reviewing all expense claims, credit card transactions, and purchase invoices weekly, prior to CEO review
• Preparing and submitting monthly, quarterly, and annual ONS surveys
• Supporting external auditors with year-end and half-year audits, particularly in respect of inventory and intangibles; supporting internal auditors with up to three ad hoc audits per year as required

Requirements and Skills

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] values pragmatic, independent thinkers who are comfortable engaging with external customers and partners, as well as internal stakeholders at all levels of seniority. We operate in a highly collaborative work environment, and the successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, or ACCA)
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience working in a small finance team
• Experience with Xero and Unleashed is preferable but not essential
• An ability to learn new systems proactively and work independently is essential

Benefits

• Employer pension contributions of 8% when the employee contributes 4% of their gross salary into the salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance of 4× base salary
• Income protection of 75% of base salary in the event of critical illness, commencing after 13 weeks of long-term illness or absence from work
• Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)

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