Financial Controller

Axon Moore; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long term benefits

Incentives

Job summary

Axon Moore partners with an ambitious SME in Golbourne to appoint an experienced Financial Controller designed to progress to Finance Director within 12–18 months. The role is office-based with flexibility for a demanding junior FD path, and involves building the finance function from scratch with strong mentorship from a fractional CFO.

The successful candidate will collaborate with subsidiary directors, implement improved systems (including AI), and work toward a long-term, rewarding

Qualifications

• Experienced Financial Controller seeking progression to Finance Director within 12–18 months.
• Ability to work with directors of multiple subsidiaries and build a finance function from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Join as an experienced Financial Controller and be mentored by a fractional CFO.
• Learn the business, people and mechanics of the entities to prepare for FD duties.
• Lead the development of better finance systems and potentially AI-enabled processes.
• Collaborate with directors and eventually oversee a new finance team.

Job description

Financial Controller, to Finance Director in 12 - 18 months | £70,000 - £80,000 starting salary (and increasing Y.O.Y.) | Long term benefits and incentives

Axon Moore is pleased to be partnered with an ambitious and growing SME in Golbourne as they look to appoint an FD Designate into their business.

The successful candidate will join as an experienced Financial Controller, and will be mentored by an excellent fractional CFO, with the expectation that they learn the business, people, and mechanics of the individual entities over their first year so that they can step up into the Finance Director position in 12-18 months.

This a fully office based role but has the flexibility expected of a demanding junior FD role. It'll work closely with the directors of each individual subsidiary and will have flexiblity around business needs.

The Financial Controller / Future Finance Director, will be able to build their own finance team from scratch, being fully resourced to develop better systems, implement AI, and hire a suitable team beneath.

Long term, this is an ambitious and growing SME and the business owners are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and down to earth candidate that can go the distance on the journey with them, and in return they'll be highly rewarded.

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dan Calland at Axon Moore's Chorley office.