Financial Controller

ADEY; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension contribution matched up to 8%

Life Assurance at 3x base salary

Private medical insurance

Job summary

A leading water treatment technology firm is seeking a Financial Controller based in Gloucester. This pivotal role involves leading financial operations, governance, and improving the finance function. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong background in financial control, reporting, and compliance. Key responsibilities include managing audits and developing finance teams, ensuring robust internal controls, and contributing to the mission for sustainable financial performance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA, CIMA, or ACCA certification.
• Experience in financial control and reporting.
• Proven track record in business partnering and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day financial operations and management accounts.
• Manage internal and external audits, ensuring adherence to controls.
• Develop Management Accountants and foster a high-performing culture.

Skills

Financial control

Reporting

Business partnering

Internal controls

Auditing

IT literacy

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Job description

Lead financial performance, governance, and continuous improvement across a market leading business.

ADEY, part of Genuit Group’s Climate Management Solutions (CMS) division, is a leader in water treatment technologies that improve system efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and support the decarbonisation of buildings. As CMS continues to embed the Genuit Business System (GBS) and strengthen operational excellence across the Group, ADEY plays a critical role in delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial performance that underpins sustainable growth.

Our purpose is to support a better built environment through innovation, efficiency and strong financial stewardship. This role sits at the heart of that mission, ensuring robust financial control, high quality reporting, and a culture of continuous improvement across the ADEY finance function.

The Role

The Financial Controller will be a key member of the Finance Management Team, working closely with the ADEY Finance Director to manage financial performance, strengthen governance, and lead a high performing finance team. This influential role will:

Financial leadership & reporting

• Lead day-to-day financial operations, monthly management accounts and Group reporting.
• Provide accurate, timely management information to support decision making.
• Support monthly performance reporting, budgeting and reforecasting.

Governance & compliance

• Manage internal and external audits, ensuring adherence to Group controls.
• Prepare annual accounts and oversee cashflow, payroll and payment runs.
• Maintain strong internal controls and compliance with legislation and accounting standards.
• Lead improvements to finance processes, systems and reporting.
• Partner with business functions to drive efficiency and profitability.
• Build strong cross functional relationships across ADEY and CMS.

Team leadership

• Manage and develop Management Accountants and Accounts Assistants.
• Foster a collaborative, high performance culture.

The role is based in Gloucester, with travel to ADEY and Genuit Group sites as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA).
• Demonstrable experience in financial control, reporting and business partnering.
• Experience managing audits, internal controls and compliance frameworks.
• Strong systems capability and IT literacy.

The Opportunity

This is a pivotal finance leadership role within ADEY and the wider CMS division, offering the opportunity to shape financial performance, strengthen governance, and contribute to the Group’s mission of enabling a more sustainable built environment.

The Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Pension contribution matched up to 8%
• Life Assurance at 3x base salary
• Private medical insurance