Financial Controller

Vitae Financial Recruitment; Amersham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitae Financial Recruitment is seeking a commercially focused Financial Controller to lead planning, performance management and decision support across a multi-site business. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, combining forward-looking analysis with hands-on business partnering in a high-visibility role reporting to the finance leadership.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, building integrated financial models and delivering insightful monthly reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance and business partnering experience.
• Comfortable working with senior non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and regular forecasting cycles for multiple sites.
• Build and maintain integrated financial models covering P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Support medium-term strategic planning with scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior operational leaders.
• Deliver monthly performance insights, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Drive overhead efficiency and working capital management.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

FP&A experience

Finance business partnering

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

An opportunity for a commercially focused Financial Controller to play a key role in planning, performance management and decision support across a multi-site business. Working closely with senior stakeholders, this role combines forward-looking analysis with hands-on business partnering. This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and regular forecasting cycles.
• Build and maintain integrated financial models across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Support medium-term strategic planning, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior operational leaders.
• Deliver clear monthly performance insight, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Challenge and support teams on margins, productivity, cost control and incentive structures.
• Drive improvements in overhead efficiency and working capital management.

Reporting & Insight

• Own and enhance monthly management reporting for board and leadership teams.
• Provide detailed analysis to support pricing, performance reviews and commercial decisions.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to improve accountability and operational focus.

Controls & Processes

• Improve reporting processes, data quality and financial systems.
• Ensure consistency between management reporting and statutory accounts.
• Support month-end close activities as required.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong experience in FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering.
• Confident working with senior non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Commercial, proactive and comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.