Financial Controller

DOT Partners; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus potential

Senior leadership exposure

Job summary

DOT Partners in Lancashire, United Kingdom, seeks an experienced Financial Controller to lead finance operations across multi-site groups, manage management accounts, and drive financial controls.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, oversee month-end, cashflow, budgeting, and mentor the finance team in a fast-paced PE-backed environment. This senior leadership role offers hybrid working and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Strong background in financial control and management accounting.
• Experience leading finance operations in multi-site or fast-paced environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Confident organizing and developing teams; driving process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day finance operations including management accounts, AP, AR, bank reconciliations and cash management.
• Own the month-end process and ensure timely financial reporting across multiple entities.
• Produce consolidated monthly management accounts and provide insights to senior leadership.
• Manage working capital, cashflow forecasting, supplier payments and debtor management.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes across the business.
• Provide commercial analysis on P&L, profitability and cashflow trends.
• Drive improvements in financial controls, reconciliations and processes.
• Support statutory audits and year-end requirements.
• Partner with operations leadership to improve financial performance.
• Lead, develop and mentor finance team members.

Skills

Financial controls

Management accounting

Multi-site finance operations

Commercial partnering

Team leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

A growing multi-site Private Equity backd organisation is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead its finance operations and management accounts function.

This is a senior leadership role with broad responsibility across financial reporting, controls, process improvement, cashflow management, and team leadership. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior stakeholders across the business, helping drive operational performance and informed commercial decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day finance operations function, including management accounts, AP, AR, bank reconciliations and cash management
• Owning the month-end process and ensuring accurate, timely financial reporting across multiple entities
• Producing consolidated monthly management accounts and delivering meaningful financial insights to senior leadership
• Managing working capital, cashflow forecasting, supplier payments and debtor management
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes across the business
• Providing commercial analysis around P&L performance, profitability and cashflow trends
• Driving improvements in financial controls, reconciliations and finance processes
• Supporting statutory audits and year-end requirements
• Partnering with operational leadership teams to improve financial performance and operational discipline
• Leading, developing and mentoring members of the finance team

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Strong background within financial control and management accounting
• Experience leading finance operations within a multi-site or fast-paced environment
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Confident managing and developing teams
• Comfortable driving process improvements and operational efficiencies
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders

What's on Offer

• £65,000 - £70,000 + Bonus
• Hybrid
• Senior leadership exposure within a growing organisation
• Broad and commercially focused role
• Opportunity to influence process improvement and operational performance
• Collaborative and people-focused culture
• Long-term progression opportunities

Ideal for an ambitious Financial Controller who enjoys combining strong financial control with commercial partnering and operational leadership.