Retail Financial Controller
Full Time Permanent Role
Citywest Office
The role
This role is an integral part of the wider retail finance team and crucial to help support the ambitious growth plan. Reporting to the Head of Retail Finance, the Retail Financial Controller will be responsible for all of the Retail Financial legal entities. With stakeholders across both finance and non-finance teams this is a highly visible role with huge scope for career progression.
Key Outcomes and Responsibilities
The Retail Financial Controller is responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust internal controls, and compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements within a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment. This role oversees core accounting operations, supports strategic decision-making, and partners closely with Commercial, Support functions and Operations teams to ensure financial integrity across the business. The Controller plays a key role in financial governance, audit management, and process improvement while supporting growth initiatives, product development, and regulatory compliance.
Financial Reporting & Close
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Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements
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Prepare and review financial reports in accordance with IFRS and company accounting policies
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Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries
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Ensure accuracy of revenue recognition, inventory accounting, and cost of sales
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Ensure below EBITDA items recognised correctly e.g. Tax, Interest, Leases, Depreciation
Accounting Operations & Controls
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Oversee general ledger, AP, AR, fixed assets, and inventory accounting
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Maintain and enhance internal control frameworks, ensuring compliance with group policies
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Ensure compliance with pharma-specific regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP)
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Develop, document, and enforce accounting policies and procedures
Compliance, Audit & Risk Management
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Lead internal and external audit processes and act as primary audit liaison
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Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, and regulatory reporting requirements
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Identify financial risks and implement mitigation strategies
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Ensure audit-ready documentation and timely issue remediation
Team Leadership & Development
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Lead, mentor, and develop accounting and finance team members
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Set performance objectives and support professional development
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Drive a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement
Process Improvement & Systems
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Drive standardization, automation, and efficiency across finance processes
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Lead or support ERP implementations and finance transformation initiatives
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Improve reporting, controls, and scalability to support business growth
Other additional Responsibilities
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Review cash flow forecast and budgeting
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Review month end financial reporting pack and other month end reports required by the business
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Support the internal and external audit process
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Carry out the relevant GDP SOPs as instructed by the responsible person in the company
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Generate ad-hoc reports as required
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Ad-hoc projects as required by the business
Competencies
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Ambitious and dynamic individual, looking to challenge themselves and develop their career
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Positive can-do attitude with a focus on action
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Strong ability to apply critical strategic & commercial thinking to resolve problems
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Decision making skills, ability to develop innovative and workable solutions to real business situations and ability to work on own initiative to follow projects through to a successful conclusion
Key Skills & Experiences
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Qualified accountant with 8+ years PQE, preferably from the pharma or retail industry
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Supervisory/people management experience essential
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Adaptability / organisational change skills essential
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High level of computer literacy with strong financial systems & process knowledge
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Confident using a wide variety of ERP software e.g. SAP, F&O, ASC etc.
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Excellent knowledge of accounting practices and principles
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Excellent Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, Access. Confident using Excel for formulae, vlookup, pivot tables, macros etc.
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Excellent communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organisation
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Experience in working with ever evolving and growing environments, demonstrated flexibility to manage competing priorities
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Excellent written and verbal English communication – comfortable communicating complex financial issues with customers and colleagues
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Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
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Confident problem solver who can apply policies, processes and logic to resolve issues
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Confident working with and analysing data – able to produce reports and relevant commentary
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Highly collaborative and enjoys providing an exemplary service to global colleagues and customers
Uniphar Background
Uniphar Group is a rapidly expanding diversified healthcare services business with a global footprint and a proud heritage in Ireland. Since Uniphar became a publicly listed company in 2019, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continue to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of more than 3,000 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and medtech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines and treatments around the world.
Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Uniphar Supply Chain & Retail, Uniphar Medtech and Uniphar Pharma
Please note that Uniphar is an equal-opportunity employer; we do not discriminate and welcome all responses.
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