Financial Controller

Finatal; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Finatal is partnering with a private equity-backed infrastructure business to appoint a Financial Controller to strengthen the finance function and support the CFO through growth. The role covers month-end close, financial reporting, controls, budgeting and cash flow planning, with exposure to audit, tax compliance and large-scale investment programmes.

You will partner with operational teams and develop the finance team.

Qualifikationen

• ACA/Chartered Accountant with Big Four or Top 10 practice experience.
• Experience in asset-intensive infrastructure or energy sectors is preferred.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting skills.

Aufgaben

• Own month-end close, management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reporting packs.
• Oversee audit, statutory accounts and tax compliance.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable and treasury.
• Enhance financial controls, governance and risk frameworks.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning.
• Drive finance transformation and process improvements.
• Partner with operations and commercial teams across the business.
• Support acquisitions, integration and growth projects.
• Mentor junior finance staff.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting and CapEx reporting across projects.

Kenntnisse

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Excel advanced

Project accounting

Budgeting & cash flow

Ausbildung

ACA/Chartered Accountant

Jobbeschreibung

Finatal is partnering with a private equity-backed infrastructure business during an exciting period of growth and investment. With a portfolio of critical assets and a clear value creation agenda, the business is seeking a Financial Controller to strengthen the finance function and support the CFO through the next phase of expansion.

Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a broad role offering exposure across financial reporting, controls, process improvement, business partnering and strategic projects. The successful candidate will take ownership of core finance activities while helping to build a scalable finance function capable of supporting continued growth.

The Role

• Ownership of month-end close, management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting packs
• Management of audit, statutory accounts and tax compliance processes
• Oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable and treasury activities
• Ownership and enhancement of financial controls, governance and risk frameworks
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning processes
• Drive process improvement and finance transformation initiatives
• Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders across the business
• Support acquisition, integration and wider strategic finance projects
• Mentor and develop junior members of the finance team
• Ownership of fixed asset accounting and CapEx reporting across multiple projects and investment programmes
• Partner with operational teams to monitor project spend, capitalisation policies and investment performance
• Support business cases, investment appraisals and funding requirements for growth initiatives

The Candidate

• ACA Qualified, ideally within a Top 10 practice
• Experience within infrastructure, energy, utilities, transport, telecommunications, data centre or other asset-intensive businesses
• Exposure to CapEx accounting, project accounting, fixed asset management and large-scale investment programmes
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting skills
• Experience managing audit processes and statutory reporting requirements
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Advanced Excel capabilities
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ambitious individual seeking a high-growth environment with significant responsibility and progression opportunities