Construction Financial Controller | Lead Digital Transformation

Fawkes & Reece London; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Senior leadership role

Autonomy and progression

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece London is partnering with a Cumbria-based construction business to appoint a Financial Controller who will lead the finance function and sit on the Senior Leadership Team.

You will manage reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, governance and commercial finance while driving digital transformation through Power BI dashboards and system integrations.

This is a senior, strategic finance role with strong progression to Finance Director, offering autonomy and excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA/ACA or CIMA with construction knowledge.
• Proven experience in construction accounting and CIS/VAT.
• Experience with project costing, WIP and CVRs.
• Experience producing management accounts and financial analysis.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance function and be a key member of the SLT.
• Oversee reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and governance.
• Drive commercial finance and business partnering with operational teams.
• Develop MI and digital reporting, including Power BI dashboards.
• Lead finance team development and cross-system integration.
• Support strategic decision-making and profitability improvement.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Commercial finance

Business partnering

Advanced Excel

Power BI reporting

System integration

Management accounts

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Power BI

Sage 200

HubSpot

SQL

Power Query

Job description

Fawkes & Reece London is partnering with a Cumbria-based construction business to appoint a Financial Controller who will lead the finance function and sit on the Senior Leadership Team.

You will manage reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, governance and commercial finance while driving digital transformation through Power BI dashboards and system integrations.

This is a senior, strategic finance role with strong progression to Finance Director, offering autonomy and excellent benefits.