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.