Financial Controller

The CFO HQ; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Private healthcare (Vitality)

Group life assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Professional development

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The CFO HQ is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee a portfolio of technology businesses. You will drive management accounts, budgeting, cash planning, and financial analysis across multiple entities, with autonomy to improve controls and processes.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in Cheltenham and 2 days remote, with the potential for travel and ongoing professional development. A qualified accountant or progressing toward one is preferred.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or working towards a qualification.
• Experience producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Experience implementing financial controls and processes.
• Skilled in communicating financial insights to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Produce management accounts, KPI reporting, and financial analysis across your portfolio.
• Build budgets, forecasts and financial models to support growth and cash planning.
• Take ownership of cash flow and working capital management.
• Implement and improve financial controls, reporting processes, and procedures.

Skills

Technical accounting

Management accounts

Budgets forecasts

Financial modelling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Professional accounting qualification in progress

Tools

ERP system

Job description

### Job Description* Permanent* GL51, Montpellier, Gloucestershire* Posted 7 hours ago* £55,000 – £60,000 per annum + Hybrid + Excellent BenefitsWebsite**CV-Library**Financial ControllerLocation: Cheltenham – Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite, 2 days remoteSalary: Up to £60,000 per annumContract: Permanent, full time### The OpportunityHow often do you get the opportunity to be the Financial Controller for several completely different businesses at the same time?That’s what makes this role a little different.We’re hiring for a company that provides fractional CFO services to a portfolio of technology businesses – many of which are start-ups, early in their growth journey, or preparing to commercialise.Rather than becoming responsible for one established finance function, you’ll work across a small portfolio of businesses, each with different priorities, challenges, and ambitions.One might need you to improve its financial controls and reporting. Another could need better visibility of cash before making its next move. You might be modelling the profitability of a new project, helping with a pricing decision, or giving a leadership team the financial insight they need to decide what happens next.In this role, you’ll report to the Group Head of Finance, but you’ll have plenty of autonomy to take ownership, solve problems and introduce better ways of doing things across your portfolio.This position could suit a Finance Manager who is ready to step up, or an existing Financial Controller looking for more variety and autonomy in their next role.Why This Role Stands OutSalary of up to £60,000 per annum depending on experienceHybrid working with 3 days in the Cheltenham office and 2 days from home (laptop and equipment provided)Flexible start and finish times around your 40-hour working weekStudy support towards a qualification if applicablePrivate healthcare through VitalityGroup life assurance and income protectionPension scheme and mental health support programmesOngoing professional developmentOccasional opportunities for travelVaried experience across a small portfolio of businesses rather than one set of accountsA supportive, entrepreneurial environment where you can help improve processes as the business growsWhat the Financial Controller will do:Produce management accounts, KPI reporting, and financial analysis across your portfolio, highlighting what business leaders need to knowBuild budgets, forecasts and financial models to help businesses plan growth, investment and future cash requirementsTake ownership of cash flow and working capital, including invoicing, intercompany balances, cash reserves and foreign exchange exposurePut appropriate financial controls, reporting processes, and accounting procedures in place where businesses have outgrown their existing way of workingModel project costs and profitability, challenge potential overruns, and provide financial input into pricing and customer bidsOversee statutory accounting, VAT, corporation tax, payroll, and other compliance requirements, working with external specialists where neededWhat you’ll bring as a Financial Controller:You’ll be a qualified accountant, or working towards a qualification, with strong technical accounting knowledgeYou’ll have hands-on experience producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts rather than simply contributing information towards themYou’ll have previously introduced or improved financial controls, processes or procedures – this role needs someone comfortable creating structureYou’ll be confident with financial modelling and using numbers to assess growth, investment, pricing or other commercial decisionsYou’ll be comfortable speaking with senior leaders, explaining what the numbers are telling them, and challenging where necessaryYou’ll have experience taking ownership at Finance Manager, Financial Controller or similar level, and be comfortable managing several competing prioritiesPrevious experience implementing an ERP system or sourcing funding would be useful, but isn’t essential.LocationYou’ll need to be located within commutable distance of Cheltenham as you will work from the office 3 days per week, with the opportunity to work from home for the remaining 2 days. There may occasionally be some travel for client meetings or company activities.Why You Should ApplyIf the part of finance you enjoy most is getting underneath a business, working out what isn’t quite working, and then doing something about it, there should be plenty here to keep you interested.You might help one founder understand their cash position, build a forecasting model for another business, spot that a project is heading over budget, improve a clunky finance process, or give a leadership team the information they need to make a significant commercial decision.So, if you like the idea of being a Financial Controller without looking at the same business, same problems, and same processes year after year, this could be worth a conversation.Apply now or message me directly for a confidential conversation.We are happy to support neurodivergent candidates and can make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process