Financial Controller

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday: 25 days annual leave

Health & Well-being cashback

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free parking at Leeds office

Job summary

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions is recruiting a Financial Controller in Leeds. You will lead financial reporting, controls and budgeting, delivering accurate multi-entity statements and statutory compliance. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on input in month-end and year-end processes.

You will partner with senior management to drive efficiency, streamline consolidation, and enhance KPI reporting while managing payroll, pensions and CIS/VAT returns as needed.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience at Financial Controller level.
• Experience multi-entity accounting and group consolidations.
• Experience with external audits and lender relationships.

Responsibilities

• Review monthly reporting processes and ensure timely management information.
• Prepare monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) across entities.
• Prepare Board packs with commentary and analysis of performance.
• Produce weekly cash flow forecasts and support funding discussions.
• Drive improvements and automation across accounting processes.

Skills

Financial reporting

Consolidations

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash flow management

External audit experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Financial Controller

Location: Leeds, LS2

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-time, office-based working Monday to Friday

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller to join a growing and diverse organisation based in Leeds.

This is a hands-on senior finance position, ideal for a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys bringing structure, efficiency and rigour to a finance function.

Working closely with senior management, you will take responsibility for the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting, financial controls, budgeting, forecasting and statutory compliance across a multi-entity environment.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating at a strategic level while also being willing to get involved in the day-to-day detail when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and enhance monthly financial reporting processes, ensuring timely and accurate management information.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, across multiple entities.
• Prepare Board reporting packs with clear commentary and insightful analysis of financial and operational performance.
• Produce weekly short- and long-term cash flow forecasts.
• Review and improve monthly consolidation processes.
• Prepare year-end statutory accounts for UK and overseas entities.
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders in relation to year-end accounts, management information and covenant reporting.
• Prepare quarterly loan covenant reporting and support lender update meetings.
• Ensure Companies House compliance, including annual statements and accounts filings.
• Drive improvements and automation across accounting processes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial systems and controls.
• Establish and manage an annual budgeting process, working with department heads to agree targets and monitor performance.
• Improve KPI reporting, both in terms of efficiency and the quality of commercial insight provided to senior management.
• Support the preparation of business plans and funding proposals.
• Process payroll and administer pension schemes.
• Complete CIS returns where required.
• Prepare VAT and PAYE returns.
• Manage the year-end audit process.

About You

You will be a qualified accountant with strong technical capability and previous experience operating at Financial Controller level.

You will ideally have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Previous Financial Controller-level experience.
• Strong experience of multi-entity accounting and group consolidations.
• Experience managing external audits and lender relationships.
• Experience within property, hospitality and/or construction would be advantageous.
• Excellent Excel and wider IT skills.
• Strong time-management and organisational skills.
• A thorough and detail-focused approach.
• A track record of improving processes, systems and financial reporting.
• A proactive, tenacious approach with the ability to take ownership and get things done.

Benefits

• Holiday: 25 days of paid annual leave that increases over time with length of service.
• Health & Well-being: Employee health cashback scheme.
• Commuting: Cycle-to-work scheme and free parking at their central Leeds office hub.
• Work Environment: Centrally based, modern office hub with collaborative facilities.

Why This Role?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller to take ownership of a broad and varied finance remit within a growing organisation.

You will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on financial reporting, systems, controls and commercial decision-making, while working closely with senior stakeholders.