Robyn Caplan
Financial Controller @Chelsea Peers
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WORK HISTORY
Financial Controller @Chelsea Peers
Financial Controller within a founder-led, multi-channel fashion retail business operating across e-commerce, marketplaces, wholesale, and retail. Own end-to-end financial control, including month-end close, balance-sheet integrity, and audit delivery, embedding robust processes and controls to support scale in a fast-paced environment.Deliver structured monthly management reporting and operate as day-to-day finance partner to the Finance Director, providing insight and clarity to support decision-making. Oversee core operational finance areas including accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, VAT (UK and Germany), payroll, and customer and supplier accounts. Lead and develop a lean in-house finance team and serve as the primary finance point of contact for operational and commercial queries across the business.Play a central role in strengthening and formalising the in-house finance function, reducing reliance on external accountants and improving ownership, discipline, and audit readiness as the business grows.Key impact- Supported a period of rapid growth and increasing operational complexity, strengthening financial controls and infrastructure to support scale- Contributed to a significant improvement in operating profit performance through clearer reporting, stronger controls, and improved financial discipline- Played a central role in the redesign and build-out of the in-house finance function, bringing month-end delivery and financial control fully in-house- Improved debtor performance and cash-flow visibility through clearer ownership, processes, and reporting
EDUCATION
University of Birmingham
International Business BSc (Hons)
King David High School
A levels, Religious Studies: A, Business: B, Psychology: B, Geography: B
University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
Business and Mandarin
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
GCSEs, 11 A* - Bs
ICAEW
ACA, Accounting
Chartered Institute of Taxation
Chartered Tax Advisor - CTA, Part qualified
ABOUT ROBYN CAPLAN
Financial Controller within high-growth retail and fashion businesses operating across e-commerce, marketplaces, wholesale and retail.I own month-end and balance sheet integrity, embedding robust controls and delivering reliable management information to support scale. I work closely with the Finance Director and cross-functional teams to maintain financial clarity in a fast-paced environment. I oversee and control trade receivables and payables, supervise junior finance support, and payroll processes, and support UK and German VAT and audit delivery.Previously built the finance function from inception as a Finance Manager, introducing core processes, reporting and rolling cashflow forecasting to support liquidity and operational decision-making. ACA qualified with Big 4 training at Deloitte, bringing a strong technical foundation alongside practical operational finance experience.
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