Financial Controller

Financial Controller
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to join a successful, growing organisation that has undergone significant expansion and change.

This is a broad leadership role with responsibility for management reporting, financial control and the development of a finance team. The position would suit someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and can balance strong technical accounting with people leadership, process improvement and commercial insight.

The Role

You will take ownership of a substantial part of the finance function, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across multiple business areas while continually improving the processes and controls that underpin the operation.

Key responsibilities will include:

Leading and developing a large reporting team
Overseeing the monthly reporting cycle across multiple business units and P&Ls
Reviewing management accounts and providing analysis ahead of senior leadership and board reporting
Maintaining strong balance sheet controls and investigating key movements and variances
Providing insight around cash, working capital and business performance
Working with operational and finance teams to improve the quality and consistency of financial information
Taking a lead role in external audit and acting as a senior point of contact for auditors
Maintaining appropriate financial controls across revenue, accruals, prepayments and other key accounting areas
Supporting the implementation and development of finance and reporting systems
Identifying opportunities to automate reporting and reduce manual processes
Improving month-end processes to create a more efficient and scalable finance function
Supporting wider finance transformation and business improvement projects

The Person

We are looking for an experienced finance professional who is comfortable operating within a sizeable, complex or rapidly changing organisation.

You will ideally bring:

A recognised accounting qualification ACA, ACCA or CIMA
Significant management accounting and financial control experience
Experience managing and developing a finance team
Strong knowledge of month-end, balance sheet control and financial reporting
Exposure to multi-entity or multi-site environments
Experience of business growth, integration, acquisitions or organisational change would be particularly useful
A track record of improving systems, controls and finance processes
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and identify underlying trends
The confidence to challenge existing ways of working and implement practical improvements
A hands-on approach combined with the ability to operate at a senior level

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation where finance is continuing to evolve, offering the successful individual the chance to make a genuine impact on the development of the function