Financial Controller

Accountable Recruitment; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Private pension

Bonus

Direct exposure to CFO

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment seeks a Financial Controller in Chester to partner with the CFO, leading the finance team and delivering robust controls and reporting. You will shape the monthly close, financial planning, and investor information, while guiding a small accounts team and driving continuous improvement.

You will build sophisticated financial models in Excel, manage cash flow forecasting, and establish strong external relationships with banks, auditors and tax advisors.

Qualifications

• 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 reporting MI across the finance function and wider business.

Responsibilities

• Lead on technical accounting and month end, providing information for investors.
• Manage a small accounts team, including an assistant management accountant, supporting learning and career development.
• Review and enhance existing financial controls and processes, creating a roadmap for improvement.
• Ensure timely and accurate payments and cash collection via strong transactional finance management.
• Lead monthly management accounts and assist the assistant management accountant.
• Build the board pack and month end reporting; lead revenue recognition improvements and automation.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models using Excel for strategic decision-making.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and continuous improvement of the cash flow model.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Change management

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification

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