Financial Controller

Apointe; England; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

A forward-thinking organisation in Central Bedfordshire is looking for a newly qualified Financial Controller to lead a team within its evolving finance function. This role involves managing accurate and timely financial reporting and driving process improvements while ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates will be newly qualified accountants with strong technical skills, communication abilities, and advanced Excel knowledge. This is a unique chance to shape financial processes at a pivotal time in the company's development.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified accountant or in the first few years post-qualification.
• Practice-trained candidates highly encouraged.
• Confident leading others or ready for team management.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting a team of three within management accounting.
• Delivering accurate weekly, monthly, and year-end reporting.
• Driving financial process improvements.

Skills

Strong technical accounting foundation

Clear communication

Advanced Excel skills

Proactive mindset

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA)

Job description

Apointe Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

This range is provided by Apointe. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Location: Central Bedfordshire

Salary: Paying up to £70,000 plus benefits

Permanent

Apointe are partnering exclusively with a forward-thinking organisation that is strengthening its finance function and investing heavily in people, processes and systems. As part of this evolution, they are looking to hire a Financial Controller a rare opportunity for a newly qualified accountant ready to step into a leadership role and take ownership of the management accounting and reporting function.

Reporting into the UK Head of Finance, you’ll lead a team of three and play a central role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, improving processes, and maintaining a strong control environment across the business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading, developing and supporting a team of three within the management accounting function.
• Owning the delivery of accurate and timely weekly, monthly and year-end reporting.
• Maintaining, improving and controlling the quality of management accounts.
• Preparing subsidiary accounts for external reporting and ensuring compliance with internal policies, IFRS and relevant tax legislation.
• Managing ongoing balance sheet integrity, reviews and reconciliations.
• Driving continuous improvement across financial processes and systems, identifying efficiencies and supporting change initiatives.
• Providing ad-hoc business partnering support to operations and group stakeholders.
• Offering guidance and support to non-UK finance teams.
• Supporting the annual budgeting cycle, forecasting and wider planning activities.

What our client is looking for:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) ideally newly qualified or in your first few years post-qualification.
• Strong technical accounting foundation — practice-trained candidates highly encouraged.
• Clear communicator with strong presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Confident leading others, or ready to take your first formal step into team management.
• Advanced Excel skills and a keen eye for accuracy and detail.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to influence and drive process improvements.

This role is perfect for someone who wants to step into true ownership leading a team, shaping processes, and ensuring the numbers are robust and reliable. It’s a chance to make a real impact in a business that is evolving and open to change.

If this sounds like you, please apply directly via the job advert link.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting