Financial Controller

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Opportunity

We are working with a growing business with a turnover of approximately £25 million, which is looking to appoint a qualified Financial Controller to lead the finance team and report into the Managing Director.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to take ownership of the financial function, providing strong financial control, accurate reporting and commercial insight to support strategic decision-making. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will play a key role in improving financial processes, strengthening controls and ensuring the business has the financial information needed to support its ambitious growth plans.

The successful candidate will be both hands-on and commercially minded, with the ability to oversee day-to-day financial operations whilst taking a proactive approach to financial planning, reporting and business improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day finance function, ensuring accurate and timely financial information.
• Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring all accounts are completed within agreed deadlines.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
• Provide meaningful financial analysis, highlighting trends, variances, risks and opportunities to the senior leadership team.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting and financial planning to support the company's continued growth.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital and financial performance, ensuring effective management of business finances.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, general ledger integrity, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Ensure robust financial controls, processes and procedures are in place and continually improved.
• Manage relationships with external accountants, auditors, banks and other financial stakeholders.
• Oversee statutory accounts preparation, tax compliance and audit requirements, working with external advisers where appropriate.
• Review existing finance systems and processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reporting and financial visibility.
• Support commercial decision-making through detailed financial analysis, cost control and profitability reporting.
• Develop and improve financial reporting to provide greater insight into business performance.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, legislation and regulatory requirements
• Lead, develop and support the finance team, ensuring responsibilities are clearly defined and performance standards are maintained.
• Work closely with other departments to improve financial awareness, accountability and cost management across the business.
• Support strategic projects, investment decisions and future expansion as the business continues to grow.

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Proven experience operating at Financial Controller level, ideally within an SME or growing commercial business.
• Experience working within a business with a turnover of approximately £20m-£50m would be advantageous.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with experience overseeing management accounts, month-end reporting and year-end processes.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to interpret financial data and provide meaningful business insight.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and financial planning.
• Confident communicating financial information to senior stakeholders and non-finance colleagues.

What's on Offer?

• The opportunity to join an established and growing SME business.
• A key position within the senior finance function, with direct exposure to senior leadership.
• Scope to develop and improve existing systems, processes and reporting.
• A varied role combining financial control, commercial analysis and strategic input.
• Competitive salary and benefits package, dependent on experience.