Finance Transformation & Controls Lead

Home | James Fisher And Sons Plc; Preston; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Company Pension

Job summary

James Fisher and Sons Plc in the North West of England seeks a finance leader to own reporting, controls and statutory compliance across a £100m revenue division. You will balance hands-on financial leadership with transformation, improving reporting, governance, and finance systems.

Working with senior stakeholders, you’ll develop a high-performing team, oversee month-end close, multi-currency reporting, statutory accounts and audits, and lead ERP (IFS) initiatives and process standardisation

Qualifications

• Qualified professional accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant experience in financial control, reporting, or senior finance roles in global businesses.
• Experience of multi-entity and/or multi-currency environments.
• Strong track record in month-end close, balance sheet control and management reporting.
• Experience of finance transformation and ERP implementations.
• Statutory accounts, external audit and accounting standards expertise.
• Proven people leadership and team development experience.
• Strong cash flow and working capital management skills.
• Ability to influence and communicate with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Proven improvements in financial controls, reporting processes and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly management accounts and Group reporting within a four-day close cycle.
• Maintain strong financial controls and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee statutory reporting, tax deliverables and external audits.
• Lead cash forecasting and provide visibility of cash flow, risks, and opportunities.
• Drive working capital improvements and project cash conversion.
• Coordinate external audits and statutory reporting with auditors.
• Develop and coach a high-performing finance team.
• Partner with operational, commercial and Group Finance stakeholders.
• Support financial planning, performance reporting and strategic initiatives.
• Lead the ERP (IFS) workstream and wider transformation projects.
• Drive process standardisation, automation and reporting improvements.
• Ensure effective resolution of control issues.
• Support governance and financial policy adherence.

Skills

Financial leadership

Stakeholder communication

People leadership

Cash flow management

ERP implementation experience

Finance transformation

Multi-currency experience

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Tools

IFS

Cognos

Job description

James Fisher and Sons Plc in the North West of England seeks a finance leader to own reporting, controls and statutory compliance across a £100m revenue division. You will balance hands-on financial leadership with transformation, improving reporting, governance, and finance systems.

Working with senior stakeholders, you’ll develop a high-performing team, oversee month-end close, multi-currency reporting, statutory accounts and audits, and lead ERP (IFS) initiatives and process standardisation