Divisional Financial Controller

SF Recruitment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established organization in the UK is seeking a Divisional Financial Controller. This pivotal role entails managing divisional financial oversight, delivering high-quality reporting, and improving financial processes. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants with extensive experience in leading finance roles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to drive change within complex environments. Opportunities to discuss flexible working arrangements are available. Expect regular interaction with operations and regional sites.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in a senior finance role.
• Ability to articulate financial performance and risk to senior stakeholders.
• Experience in PLC, Construction or complex operational environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate divisional financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Produce and deliver high-quality financial reporting.
• Maintain and improve financial reporting and control processes.
• Act as the primary contact for technical accounting matters.
• Lead divisional internal and external audit activity.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Strong track record of operating within a robust financial control environment

Proven experience driving change and process improvement

Strong technical accounting knowledge including IFRS

Excellent communication skills

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Overview

SF Recruitment are working with a well-established organisation to appoint a Divisional Financial Controller into a senior leadership-facing role with broad financial oversight responsibility. This position plays a critical role in consolidating and interpreting divisional performance, supporting commercial decision-making, and embedding a robust financial control environment. The successful candidate will also be instrumental in delivering elements of a wider finance transformation agenda. Reporting into the Divisional Finance Director, the role works closely with the wider leadership team to navigate complex financial issues and deliver sustainable, value-adding solutions across the division. The role will involve regular interaction with regional offices and operational sites, therefore a degree of travel and on-site presence is expected. Flexible working arrangements can be discussed as part of the process.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and consolidating divisional financial planning, forecasting and budgeting
• Producing and delivering high-quality weekly, monthly and periodic reporting, including management accounts and statutory deliverables
• Maintaining and continuously improving financial reporting and control processes, ensuring consistency, efficiency and compliance with group policies
• Acting as the primary divisional contact for technical accounting matters and interpretation of finance policies
• Leading and coordinating divisional internal and external audit activity
• Partnering with Group Finance and peer controllers to drive standardisation, process improvement and system enhancements
• Deputising for the Divisional Finance Director where required at key forums
• Delivering ad-hoc analysis and supporting strategic projects, including performance benchmarking
• Representing finance at joint venture or operational boards where appropriate

Qualifications

• You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience in a senior finance role.
• You will bring:
• A strong track record of operating within a robust financial control environment
• Proven experience driving change, process improvement and efficiency
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS
• The ability to clearly articulate financial performance and risk to senior stakeholders, up to Board level
• Experience influencing outcomes within a matrix or complex organisational structure
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage both finance and non-finance audiences
• Drive, ambition and a solutions-focused mindset
• Experience in PLC, Construction, Building or project-led, asset-intensive or operationally complex environments would be advantageous, but not essential.