Financial Controller (Part-Time)

Job Title: Financial Controller

Location: Liverpool (Speke)

Salary: £70,000 (Pro-rata)

Contract Type: Part time, permanent. 21 hours per week. There is flexibility around how these hours are worked, including the days and working pattern, which can be agreed with the successful candidate.

About FRC Group

FRC Group is a social enterprise with a mission to End Furniture Poverty. We are committed to making a tangible difference in our communities by providing quality, affordable furniture to those in need. Our values—Bravery, Creativity, Passion, and Professionalism—drive us to tackle social issues head-on, innovating to create sustainable solutions and inspiring positive change.

Operating for over 35 years, FRC Group includes a family of social businesses such as the Furniture Resource Centre and Buckingham Interiors. Our operations are not just about providing furniture; they’re about empowering lives, supporting the community, and ensuring everyone has access to the essential items that make a house a home.

Our team is our greatest asset, and we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive working environment where employees can thrive both personally and professionally. We invest in our people through comprehensive training, development opportunities, and a culture that celebrates achievements and milestones.

The Role

We’re looking for a Financial Controller to provide senior leadership and oversight of our finance function. This is a strategic, part-time role, designed to complement an experienced and capable finance team. You’ll focus on providing high-level oversight, insight and challenge, rather than day-to-day operational finance tasks.

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll play a key role in shaping financial strategy, improving performance and ensuring robust financial management across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Leading the Finance Function

• Provide oversight and leadership across all areas of finance
• Ensure accurate, timely and reliable financial reporting
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team
• Provide expert financial advice to the CEO, SLT and Board
• Support the Finance Committee with clear and relevant information

Financial Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with regulatory and tax requirements
• Strengthen financial controls and risk management
• Manage year-end processes and external audits
• Maintain relationships with auditors, bankers and advisors

Performance & Insight

• Deliver financial analysis to support decision-making
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Provide insight into financial and operational performance
• Support continuous improvement across the organisation

About You

• A qualified accountant, with substantial senior financial management experience, some of which has been gained in a trading organisation with an annual income profile of over £10 million
• Experience of successfully managing a finance function in a complex organisation
• Experience of leading and developing a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team
• Commercially aware, strategic thinker with strong judgement
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly

You’ll also be:

• A confident and credible senior leader
• People-focused, with the ability to influence and challenge
• Values-driven and aligned to our mission
• Comfortable operating effectively in a part-time leadership role

What You’ll Get

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Christmas shutdown
• Up to 10% pension match
• Staff purchase schemes
• Medicash health insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Travel passes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Birthday celebrations and meals
• Values awards & vouchers
• 3 paid volunteering days per year
• Free parking
• Death in service
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Free tea, coffee, and fruit
• Wonderful Wednesdays – Free Toast and gatherings
• Training and Development opportunities
• A great place to work with a positive social impact

Why join us?

This is a unique opportunity to:

• Take on a senior, strategic leadership role with flexibility
• Influence decision-making at the highest level
• Contribute to a commercially successful organisation with a clear social purpose
• Play a key role in helping to end furniture poverty

Interested? Join FRC Group and be part of a team that is dedicated to ending furniture poverty

while promoting a culture of bravery, creativity, passion, and professionalism. Apply now!