Financial Controller

Avance Consulting; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based consulting firm seeks an experienced financial manager to oversee statutory accounts, budgeting, and compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS. The ideal candidate will have ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualifications and over 10 years of experience, including leadership responsibilities in financial reporting and analysis. Familiarity with Oracle and Power BI is preferred. This role includes managing financial strategy, cash flow, and collaboration with various teams to improve financial decision-making.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with over 10 years' experience, including 3+ years post-qualification.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals or export-import is advantageous.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles required.

Responsibilities

• Manage statutory accounts and ensure compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and coordinate financial reporting.
• Collaborate with teams on financial analysis and investment opportunities.

Skills

Financial reporting

Leadership

Cost management

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified

10+ years of experience

Tools

Oracle

Power BI

Excel

Job description

• Scrutiny of GL, TB and preparation of statutory accounts, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing in compliance with UK GAAP, IFRS, and FRS 102.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual management reporting packs, and board-level financial insights.
• Corporate accounting and Capitalisation tangible and intangible asset as per IFRS.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Coordinate the preparation of annual sales and overhead budgets, rolling forecasts, capital budgets and long‑term financial planning.
• Support decision‑making on pricing trends, opportunity and risks, market expansion, tenders, and new product launches.
• Detailed periodical variance analysis reports and commercial insights.
• Strategic financial insights to assist with financial decision‑making.

Cost Management

• Ongoing analysis of company costs and working with other teams on cost management measures.

Compliance and Auditing

• Keep abreast of regulatory standards and accounting legislation and prepare impact analysis in a timely manner and recommendations for implementation.
• Ensure all financial practices comply with existing and new law by The Companies House, HMRC tax regulations including corporation tax, PAYE, VAT, and transfer pricing.
• Manage periodical (quarterly and annually) statutory audit, and tax audits (as and when requested by authority); maintain strong relationships with auditors. Act as the primary point of contact for external and internal auditors.

Treasury, Cash Management & Working Capital

• Manage daily cash flow planning, bank reconciliation, banking relationships, and treasury operations.
• Oversee FX exposure, hedging strategies, and cash optimisation.
• Improve working capital efficiency covering receivables and payables.

Strategy and Leadership

• Contribute to the company's financial strategy, develop internal control policies, and manage and mentor assigned team members.
• Strengthen principle based internal controls aligned with UK corporate governance standards.
• Implement risk management frameworks covering financial, operational, and regulatory areas.
• Be responsible for all financial transactions and agreements with group companies and affiliates.

Process Improvements

• Identify opportunities for improving processes within the finance function and adopt automation wherever possible.
• Lead implementation of automation tool in Oracle, Excel, BI dashboards, and BLITZ tools.

Business Partnering

• Work with and support the business teams on Sales & Financial Analysis, Investment opportunities and Capex projects.
• Accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting with strong leadership and team‑building skills.
• Collaborate with commercial, R&D, supply chain, QA, and regulatory functions.
• Support M&A evaluations, due diligence, integration of acquired entities.

ERP & Digital Transformation

• Lead implementation of automation, BI dashboards, and BLITZ tools.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified accountant with 10+ years’ of experience of which at least 3 years of post qualification experience. Experience in pharmaceuticals or export‑import environment would be advantageous.
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Expertise in financial reporting.
• ERP knowledge (Oracle preferred). Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and specialized software like Power BI for business analytics.
• Strong leadership and team‑building skills.