Financial Controller (Kingcome)

Kingcome Sofas is a highly regarded manufacturer of luxury sofas and chairs with a reputation for outstanding craftsmanship and quality. In addition to standard models the company specialises in made-to-measure sofas and chairs tailored to customers exact specifications The company sells from a trade showroom in the Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, London SW10 and a retail showroom based at 114 Fulham Road, London SW3 and has a freehold factory near Newton Abbot in Devon which is where the majority of staff are based. Annual sales are approximately £3 million and the company employs 45 staff including an accounts team of two. Approximately 70% of sales are made to interior designers (the trade) and 30% are made direct to retail customers.

Kingcome Sofas is a subsidiary of Colefax Group Plc whose core business is the design and distribution of luxury furnishing fabrics and wallpapers and includes the well-known brands Colefax and Fowler and Jane Churchill. 

The Group is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market and last year reported a profit of £7.7 million on sales of £107 million. Kingcome Sofas was acquired by the Group in 1989.

Kingcome Sofas has a small finance team of two staff comprising a Financial Controller and a part time purchase ledger assistant. The position has become available as a result of the retirement of the current Financial Controller after ten years with the company. The role is based at the freehold factory near Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12.