Financial Controller

Mature Accountants Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car / allowance

Pension

Life assurance

Employee benefits programme

Job summary

Mature Accountants Ltd in Leeds seeks a Financial Controller to lead the day-to-day finance function for a c.£50m turnover group across five companies. You will own one subsidiary and partner with senior leaders to drive performance, governance and process improvements.

You will manage a finance team across multiple locations, oversee consolidation, reporting and audits while supporting strategic investments and capital planning. This role offers hybrid working with Leeds presence and travel.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with senior finance experience.
• Experience leading finance teams across multiple sites.
• Experience in statutory accounts, external audits and regulatory reporting.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience with SAP and Sage Payroll.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day finance function and manage a team across multiple locations.
• Oversee monthly management accounts, month-end and year-end processes.
• Maintain robust financial controls, balance sheet reconciliations and records.
• Take financial ownership of a Group subsidiary including budgeting and forecasting.
• Support Group consolidation and quarterly Board reporting.
• Provide commercial insight and challenge to operational management.
• Lead annual statutory accounts and external audit process.
• Oversee VAT returns and statutory filings.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital and financial performance.
• Coordinate annual budgeting and long-term forecasting.
• Support investment appraisals, acquisitions and integrations.
• Drive improvements across finance processes and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting and develop the team.

Skills

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

Team leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Sage Payroll

SAP experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

SAP

Sage Payroll

Job description

We are working exclusively with an established, profitable and growing multi-site UK Group to recruit a Financial Controller.

Reporting directly to the Group Finance Director, this is a broad, hands‑on senior finance role with responsibility for the day‑to‑day finance function across a c.£50m turnover Group comprising five companies.

You will lead and develop a finance team across multiple locations, take direct financial responsibility for one of the Group's subsidiary businesses and work closely with operational and senior leadership teams across the organisation.

The role offers a good balance of financial control, reporting, commercial support, team leadership and ongoing process improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the day‑to‑day finance function and manage a team
• Oversee monthly management accounts, month‑end and year‑end processes
• Maintain robust financial controls, balance sheet reconciliations and accurate financial records
• Take financial ownership of one Group subsidiary, including performance, profitability, budgeting and forecasting
• Support Group consolidation and quarterly Board reporting
• Provide commercial insight and challenge to operational management
• Lead the annual statutory accounts and external audit process
• Oversee VAT returns, statutory filings and other regulatory reporting
• Monitor cash flow, working capital and financial performance
• Coordinate annual budgeting and longer‑term forecasting
• Support investment appraisals, acquisitions, integrations and other strategic projects
• Drive improvements across finance processes, controls, systems and management reporting
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline reporting
• Develop the finance team and promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

The breadth is directly reflected in the client's specification, including responsibility for consolidation, statutory reporting, budgeting, team leadership and systems/process improvement

About you

We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience operating in a senior finance role.

You should have:

• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience
• Experience managing and developing finance teams
• Statutory accounts and external audit experience
• Strong budgeting and forecasting experience
• Advanced Excel skills
• The ability to work closely with and constructively challenge senior stakeholders
• A hands‑on approach and willingness to get into the detail

Experience within a multi‑company or multi‑site environment, SAP, finance transformation/process improvement and supporting operational business leaders would be particularly useful. Experience of Sage Payroll is also required.

The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing Group in a highly visible position, working closely with the Group Finance Director and senior leadership team.

The role will require presence in Leeds with occasional travel, alongside established flexible/home‑working arrangements.

The package includes a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, pension, life assurance and employee benefits programme.