Financial Controller

Accountable Recruitment; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus

Pension scheme

Career development

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment is partnering with a fast‑growing PE-backed business based in Chester to appoint a Financial Controller who will act as the CFO's right hand and drive improvements across controls and processes.

You will lead a small accounts team, oversee month‑end and board reporting, and build robust financial models to support strategic decision‑making. Hybrid working is available, with a 37.5 hour week and strong career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified and experienced in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to drive efficiencies and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Analytical and technically proficient with detailed reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead on technical accounting and month end, providing information for investors.
• Manage a small accounts team and support career development.
• Review and enhance financial controls and processes, building a roadmap for improvement.
• Oversee payments, cash collection, and transactional finance management.
• Lead monthly management accounts and guide junior staff.
• Prepare board pack and month end reporting.
• Lead revenue recognition to improve automation of reporting.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models in Excel for planning.
• Own cash flow forecasting and improve cash position modelling.
• Liaise with banks, auditors and tax advisors and lead annual audits.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical mindset

Change management

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Accountable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering exclusively on a retained basis with a fast growing, PE backed business based in Chester.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the business, learning from a strong CFO and gaining exposure to international growth.

The Financial Controller will be dynamic and innovative, seeking to make continual improvements to the business, making their own stamp on its controls and processes.

As Financial Controller you will operate as a strong right hand to the CFO: enhancing the quality of work produced by the finance team, improving current financial controls & processes, and optimising data. You will add value across the wider organisation and drive positive change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on technical accounting and month end, providing information for investors.
• Managing a small accounts team, including an assistant management accountant, supporting their continued learning and career development.
• Reviewing and evaluating existing financial controls and processes, creating a roadmap to enhance current practices, and continually building on these.
• Ensuring timely and accurate payments and cash collection through strong management of transactional finance.
• Leading on the monthly management accounts for the business, assisting and guiding the assistant management accountant.
• Building out the board pack and month end reporting.
• Taking a lead on revenue recognition to improve and automate reporting.
• Building, developing and maintaining robust financial models using Excel to support strategic decision-making and financial planning.
• Managing the regular cash flow forecasting process, whilst developing the existing cash flow model to ensure an accurate cash position is consistently established.
• Forming meaningful relationships with external stakeholders such as banks, auditors and tax advisors, taking the lead on the audit process each year. FP&A, business partnering and commercial financial management.

Key Requirements

• CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified.
• Proven experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive enhancements in efficiencies and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong Communication skills.
• Ability to drive change and challenge status quo.
• Analytical and technically proficient, with a detail-orientated approach to reporting MI across the finance function and the wider business.

Benefits

• Private equity backed business with ambitious plans to scale internationally.
• Direct exposure to the CFO and senior leadership team
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial culture
• 25 days holiday
• Based in Chester with flexibility and hybrid working if required.
• 37.5 hours per week
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Statutory pension
• Bonus

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