# Financial controller

Somerce is a TikTok Shop specialist agency driving GMV growth for some of the fastest-growing beauty, fashion, lifestyle and FMCG brands across the UK, US and EU - from live commerce and affiliates to paid media and trading strategy. We're scaling fast across revenue streams, and we're looking for a hands-on, commercially minded Financial Controller to own the day-to-day running of our finance function. Reporting to the CEO, you'll be responsible for accurate and timely reporting, a robust control environment, compliance across our entities, and finance processes that can scale with the business. It's a hands-on role with real influence, and a clear path to senior finance leadership as we grow. Key Responsibilities Own the month-end and year-end close, delivering accurate monthly management accounts and commentary on time Prepare statutory accounts and manage the external audit process Oversee VAT, corporation tax, payroll and other statutory compliance across UK entities, working with external advisors where needed Manage cash flow, including weekly cash reporting and rolling cash forecasts Lead the annual budget and regular reforecasts, working closely with the CEO and department

- **Id**: 4261542
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/somerce-financial-controller>
- **Role**: Finance
- **Role family**: Finance
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T15:39:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T15:39:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4470
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Flexible schedule, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Social Commerce, Digital Marketing

## Company

- **Id**: 3909127
- **Name**: Somerce
- **Domain**: somerce.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/somerce>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

## Technologies

- **Claude** — Optional: yes
- **Google Workspace** — Optional: yes
- **Xero** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T15:39:55Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T18:31:06Z

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