Financial Controller (Part-Time – 3 days/week)

£42,000 (£70,000 FTE)

Spacemade HQ, Barbican, London (EC1)

Permanent, 27 hours/week (flexible across the week)

If you dream in cash flow forecasts and Excel formulas, and love a smooth month-end as much as a smart automation, keep reading – because this might just be the perfect 3-day-a-week gig.

We’re looking for a highly experienced Financial Controller to lead and evolve the finance function at Spacemade, overseeing a brilliant team and partnering closely with our COO. You’ll take full ownership of financial controls, reporting, and strategy, helping drive profitability, scalability and clarity across the business — all while balancing structure with agility.

This is a part-time position (3 days/week), ideal for a confident, qualified finance leader who knows their way around scale-ups and wants to bring the full weight of their expertise into a high-impact role, minus the full-time hours.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading Spacemade’s finance function day-to-day, working closely with the COO

• Managing and mentoring a team of three (Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Accounts Assistant)

• Overseeing all accounting operations and the monthly close process

• Ensuring accurate, timely budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management

• Presenting financial reporting and insight to the wider business and landlord partners

• Streamlining and improving systems, processes and controls — always with scalability in mind

• Building strong working relationships with internal stakeholders (esp. Revenue, Marketing, People) and external partners (e.g. landlords, auditors)

• Managing compliance, tax, and audit requirements

• Supporting the acquisition team with financial modelling for future coworking sites

• Driving improvements through automation, systems thinking and process refinement

• Growing the finance function as the business scales

Who You Are

• A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with solid technical expertise and commercial acumen

• 5+ years in senior finance roles, including team leadership and ownership of financial reporting

• You’ve worked in a high-growth or fast-moving environment and understand the balance between structure and flexibility

• Experienced in closing month-end, budgeting and cashflow forecasting – ideally in Xero (or similar platforms)

• You’ve led audits or been an auditor yourself, and know what good controls look like

• Strong with Excel/Sheets, with the modelling and analysis skills to support commercial decision-making

• A clear communicator, able to influence across the business and simplify the complex

• Able to hit the ground running and not afraid to roll up your sleeves

You’ll Thrive in This Role If You...

• Love building things: teams, systems, processes – you’re always looking to improve and future-proof

• Know when to be precise and when to be pragmatic – you’re happy in the grey but know how to get to black and white

• Want to work in a purpose-led business, and make a measurable difference to growth and profitability

• Enjoy having autonomy and ownership, but also being deeply connected to a brilliant team

• Want senior leadership responsibility without full-time hours

Why work for us?

🤝 A supportive, friendly, hard-working team.

🎉 Quarterly team socials & get-togethers.

🐶 Bring your pooch to work - we are a dog-friendly office.

🎂 Take a half-day on your birthday.

🧘 A mental health personal day.

🫶 One paid charity day per year.

💰 Competitive salary and bonus scheme.

🏖 25 Days holiday per year (excluding Bank Holidays).

🏅 £50 per month wellbeing allowance.

🚲 Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme £2000

Who we are

At Spacemade, we believe that a workspace is more than just a space to work. We think that it should be a space made with soul and a place to belong.

This is why when you join Spacemade, you don’t just get an office or a hot desk; you become part of a vibrant community of like-minded professionals who come together to share ideas, knowledge, and opportunities.

We are proud to be a certified BCorp business.

What next?

If you’re a match, we will ask for

1️⃣ Quick intro – A short video or chat with our Head of People

2️⃣ Hiring Manager interview - A deeper dive into competency with our COO

3️⃣ Case study – A take-home task to showcase your skills.

4️⃣ Final interview – Meet with our COO & CEO/Founder.

📩 Ready to make an impact? Apply now.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. You must have the right to live and work in the UK.