Commercial Financial Controller

British Engineering Services Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life cover

Maternity / Adoption leave

Annual leave

Birthday leave

Christmas Eve holiday

Buy and sell holidays

Flexible working

EV salary sacrifice

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Volunteer scheme

Job summary

British Engineering Services Group in Preston is seeking a Commercial Financial Controller for the Electrical Division to provide financial leadership and commercial insight across the division. You will partner with senior operational leaders to drive profitability, cash generation and operational performance, while leading budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.

You’ll mentor the team and drive continuous improvement across finance processes.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (essential).
• Experience in a Commercial Finance, Financial Controller or Finance Business Partner role.
• Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Experience in leading and developing finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts, forecasts and financial reporting.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner to divisional leadership, supporting commercial decision making.
• Deliver insightful analysis to support revenue growth, pricing strategy, margin improvement and operational efficiency.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and regular divisional reforecasts.
• Manage cash flow forecasting and drive working capital improvements.
• Develop and monitor KPIs including WIP, utilisation and profitability.
• Lead and develop the management accounts team.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting.
• Support system improvements and finance transformation projects.

Skills

Commercial Finance

Finance Business Partner

Management accounting

Budgeting & forecasting

Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Commercial Financial Controller - Electrical Division

Preston

Who we are in a nutshell.

At British Engineering Services Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end-to-end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. Our job is to help keep our customers’ assets legally compliant, operationaland, above all, safe. We achieve this by bringing together a team of thevery bestand most talented people.

What will you be doing?

As a Commercial Financial Controller for British Engineering Services- Electrical Division, you will provide financial leadership and commercial insight across our Electrical Division, acting as a trusted business partner to senior operational leaders. You'll play a key role in driving profitability, cash generation and operational performance while supporting the continued growth of a successful, fast-moving business.

You will:

• Produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts, forecasts and financial reporting.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner to divisional leadership, supporting commercial decision making.
• Deliver insightful analysis to support revenue growth, pricing strategy, margin improvement and operational efficiency.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and regular divisional reforecasts.
• Manage cash flow forecasting and drive initiatives to improve working capital and cash generation.
• Develop and monitor key performance measures including WIP, utilisation and profitability.
• Lead, mentor and develop the management accounts team.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, controls and reporting.
• Support system improvements, automation initiatives and finance transformation projects.
• Act as a key finance contact for external audit activities

As part of our team, you will get:

• Salary of £70,000 - £75,000, depending on experience and qualification level
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• 2x life cover
• Enhanced maternity / adoption leave
• Annual salary review
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• An additional day’s holiday for your birthday every year
• An extra day’s holiday to take on Christmas Eve each year
• Access to our buy and sell holiday scheme
• Opportunity for flexible working
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts and savings via our employee benefits portal
• Health and wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company wide volunteering scheme

To join our team, you will need:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (essential).
• Experience in a Commercial Finance, Financial Controller or Finance Business Partner role.
• Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Previous experience managing and developing finance teams.
• Strong understanding of profitability, working capital, cash flow and WIP management.
• Excellent analytical, financial modelling and Excel skills.
• The ability to translate financial and operational data into clear commercial insight.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to work closely with senior leaders.
• A proactive approach with a passion for continuous improvement and driving change.
• Experience within an engineering, technical, professional services or project-based environment would be advantageous

Please see the attached Role Profile document for full information.

We want you to be you!

Diversity, equality and inclusion are fundamental to who we are.
Our team is made up of incredibly skilled and talented people, and that’s what matters most to us. At British Engineering Services Group, we want everyone to feel they can be their true, authentic selves at work.

We’re also proud to support the military community through our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.

British Engineering Services Group, where our people and our customers matter most.

Please note that successful candidates will need to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.