Financial Controller

The Sage Group plc; Appleton Thorn; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing transport procurement business is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to improve processes and manage day-to-day finance. You will be responsible for month-end closing, management accounts, and supporting an Accounts Assistant. The role offers significant growth opportunities within the expanding organization and the chance to shape the finance function to support the business's ambitions.

Benefits

Autonomy in the role

Growth opportunities

Meaningful work with impact

Qualifications

• Experience in month-end close and management accounts.
• Comfortable in a small team environment.
• Process-minded with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day finance engine.
• Ensure accuracy and controls in finance processes.
• Support and oversee a transactional Accounts Assistant.

Skills

AAT qualified minimum

Confident with month end and management accounts

Good Excel skills

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA (QBE absolutely considered)

Tools

Sage Online

Job description

They’re looking for a hands‑on Financial Controller who enjoys rolling their sleeves up, improving processes, and building a function that can keep up with growth.

The role reports to the Group Finance Manager and Group Finance Director and takes ownership of the day‑to‑day finance engine for WS Digital Freight. Your core focus will be:

• Month‑end close
• Management accounts
• Improving the accuracy, controls and flow of day‑to‑day finance
• Working closely with Group credit control
• Supporting/overseeing a transactional Accounts Assistant

They’re currently on Sage Online, but are actively reviewing systems, so you’ll have a voice in what "good" looks like as we improve and potentially change platform.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified minimum
• Started (or planning) ACA / ACCA / CIMA (QBE absolutely considered)
• Confident with month end and management accounts
• Comfortable in a small team / "get it done" environment
• Process‑minded: you spot what’s broken and fix it without drama
• Good Excel skills (you don’t need to be a wizard, just competent and tidy)

Why This Role Is Worth Your Time

• Growth runway: the business is small now, but the plan is big
• Autonomy: you’ll be the person who puts shape around finance
• Career upside: as WS Digital Freight grows, you can grow with it – and there’s wider opportunity across the group too
• Meaningful work: you’ll improve processes, controls, reporting and make finance a proper enabler

WS Digital Freight is a fast‑growing transport procurement business with big ambitions. That means change, pace, and opportunity… and it also means they need someone solid to get the finance basics running brilliantly so the business can scale properly.