Financial Controller

Interaction Recruitment; Desborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

24 days holiday + 8 statutory days

Job summary

Interaction Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation in Northamptonshire for a hands-on Financial Controller. This senior finance role leads financial control, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and oversees a small finance team.

You will work closely with senior management, delivering accurate financial information and commercial insights to support strategic decisions and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong technical and commercial accounting experience
• Experience at Financial Controller level
• Experience across multiple entities or business areas
• Experience with VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax and audit

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly management accounts and KPIs
• Preparing consolidated financial information
• Managing balance sheet controls and monthly reconciliations
• Managing cash flow and financial forecasting
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts
• Overseeing VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax and other submissions
• Managing banking and treasury activities
• Overseeing payroll and intercompany transactions
• Coordinating annual audit process
• Providing financial reporting and analysis to senior management
• Managing and mentoring a finance team
• Reviewing and improving financial processes and controls
• Supporting senior management with ad-hoc financial analysis

Skills

Management accounts

Budgets & forecasting

Financial reporting

Excel skills

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder communication

Financial analysis

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Sage 200

Accounting software

Job description

Financial Controller

Kettering, Northamptonshire
Monday to Friday, 8.00am 5.30pm

Interaction Recruitment is working with a well-established organisation in Northamptonshire to recruit an experienced Financial Controller.

This is a hands-on senior finance position with responsibility for financial control, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and the day-to-day management of a small finance team.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior management, providing accurate financial information and commercial insight to support business decisions and ongoing development.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Producing accurate monthly management accounts and KPIs
• Preparing consolidated financial information
• Managing balance sheet controls and monthly reconciliations
• Managing cash flow and financial forecasting
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts
• Overseeing VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax and other regulatory submissions
• Managing banking and treasury activities
• Overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and intercompany transactions
• Coordinating the annual audit process
• Providing financial reporting and analysis to senior management
• Managing, developing and mentoring a small finance team
• Reviewing and improving financial processes, systems and controls
• Supporting senior management with financial analysis and ad-hoc projects
• Ensuring financial and regulatory requirements are met accurately and on time

About You

You will be a qualified accountant with strong technical and commercial accounting experience and previous experience operating at Financial Controller level.

Ideally, you will have:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification
• Previous Financial Controller experience
• Experience working across multiple entities or business areas
• Experience within construction, contracting or a similar project-led environment
• Strong management accounts, budgeting and forecasting experience
• Experience with VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax and audit
• Previous experience managing and developing a finance team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent commercial awareness
• Strong communication skills and the ability to present financial information clearly to senior stakeholders
• Excellent Excel skills
• Experience using Sage 200
• A hands-on, organised and proactive approach

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension
• 24 days holiday + 8 statutory days
• Monday Friday, 8.00am 5.30pm
• Senior-level position with exposure to senior management
• Varied and commercially focused role
• Opportunity to contribute to process and business improvements
• Established and stable organisation