Financial Controller

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Autonomy

Digital transformation leader

Career progression

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Cumbria is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to take responsibility for the finance function, drive profitability and provide strategic insight to the Senior Leadership Team.

You will oversee reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow; lead and develop the finance team; and deliver digital reporting enhancements including Power BI, Sage integration and commercial analytics.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA status.
• Strong knowledge of CIS, VAT and construction accounting.
• Experience with project costing, WIP, CVRs and construction cash flow.
• Experience producing management accounts and commercial financial analysis.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Power BI reporting and dashboard development experience.
• Experience integrating and improving multiple business systems.
• Sage 200 experience is advantageous.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance function and provide strategic financial insight to support profitable growth.
• Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, compliance and governance.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Operational teams to improve project profitability and financial performance.
• Develop management information and digital reporting capabilities, including Power BI dashboards and automated reporting.
• Lead and develop the finance team and work with external advisers.
• Partner with SLT and drive commercial decision-making.

Skills

Power BI reporting

Finance team leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash flow management

Management reporting

Financial modelling

Excel

Sage 200

HubSpot

SQL

Power Query

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Sage 200

HubSpot

Power BI

SQL

Power Query

Excel

Job description

Financial Controller - Construction Business - Cumbria

A growing and established construction business is looking to appoint an experienced

Financial Controller

to take overall responsibility for the finance function and play a key role within the Senior Leadership Team.

This is a broad, commercially focused position combining financial control, commercial finance, business intelligence, reporting and digital transformation, with the successful candidate having genuine influence over the wider business.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will lead the finance function and provide strategic financial insight to support profitable growth and informed decision-making.

You will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, compliance and governance, while working closely with the Commercial and Operational teams to improve project profitability and financial performance.

A key part of the role will also be developing the company's management information and digital reporting capabilities, including Power BI dashboards, automated reporting and integration between Sage, HubSpot, EQ2 and other business systems.

You will also lead and develop the existing finance team, working closely with senior stakeholders and external advisers.

Experience Required

We're looking for an experienced

Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Senior Management Accountant or Financial Controller

• Fully qualified

ACCA, ACA or CIMA status.

• Proven experience within the
• Strong knowledge of

CIS, VAT and construction accounting.

• Good understanding of project costing, WIP, CVRs and construction cash flow.
• Experience producing management accounts and commercial financial analysis.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong

Power BI reporting and dashboard development experience.

• Experience integrating and improving multiple business systems.
• Strong Sage experience; Sage 200 would be advantageous.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business partnering skills.
• Confidence operating as part of a Senior Leadership Team.
• Experience leading and developing a finance team.

Experience with HubSpot, SQL, Power Query or wider digital transformation projects would be advantageous.

Package

• Excellent benefits package
• Significant autonomy and responsibility
• Opportunity to lead digital transformation within the finance function
• Strong long-term career progression

This is a genuine senior finance opportunity for an ambitious Financial Controller who wants to move beyond traditional financial reporting, influence commercial decision-making and ultimately progress into a Finance Director position.