Financial Controller

hireful; Guildford, Woking, Farnham, Godalming; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

hireful is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to lead core finance operations for our ambitious B2B service provider. Reporting to the Finance Director, you'll challenge past processes, streamline workflows and build robust controls in a hybrid role.

This role offers a £75,000 salary plus benefits, with three office days across Guildford, Woking, Farnham, Godalming. You will own month-end close, cashflow, multi‑entity reconciliations and lead the finance team.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with hands-on financial control experience.
• Experience leading finance teams and coaching staff.
• Willing to challenge workflows and modernize processes.
• Experience in high-volume, multi-entity environments.
• Background in travel, leisure, retail, or similar fast-paced environments is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close, balance sheet substantiation, and statutory reporting.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and multi-entity reconciliations.
• Provide strong people management to lead, coach, and develop the finance team.
• Constructively challenge operational assumptions and modernize financial systems and processes.

Skills

People leadership

Hands-on finance

Process improvement

Change management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Are you a hands-on, commercially savvy Financial Controller who loves rolling up your sleeves and shaking up outdated processes?

Or maybe an ambitious Finance Manager who is ready for their next career step up to FC?

This small but scaling B2B service provider are searching for an energetic Financial Controller to step in right away and take charge of their core finance operations.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you won't just keep the numbers accurate; you ll actively challenge historical ways of working, streamline messy workflows, and build bulletproof controls.

This is a hybrid role with 3 office days split across 2 different sites - both easily commutable from Guildford, Woking, Farnham, Godalming, etc. Salary on offer £75,000 plus competitive benefits package.

What you ll be doing:

• Owning the month-end close, balance sheet substantiation, and statutory reporting.
• Managing cash flow, working capital, and multi-entity reconciliations.
• Providing strong, supportive people management to lead, coach, and develop the finance team.
• Constructively challenging operational assumptions and modernizing financial systems and processes.

What we re looking for:

• A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with solid experience in a hands-on financial control role.
• A natural people leader who can bring out the best in a team and foster a culture of accountability.
• A change-maker: someone who isn t afraid to question old habits, challenge workflows, and break historical ways of working.
• Comfort navigating high-volume, multi-entity, transaction-intensive environments.
• Background in travel, leisure, tourism, retail, or other fast-paced operational environment is a huge bonus.