Financial Controller

Apointe; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Apointe in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Financial Reporting Manager to own the financial control agenda and partner with the senior finance team during a busy growth phase.

The role focuses on maintaining balance sheet integrity, leading close processes, and providing governance across acquisitions and reporting. It is ideal for a technically minded leader who can drive control improvements and stakeholder oversight.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified with strong governance experience.
• Hands-on experience of consolidations and acquisition accounting.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and high attention to detail.
• Calm, organised approach with tight deadlines and changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong financial control and balance sheet integrity across the group.
• Oversee business-as-usual finance activities and ensure smooth operation of the finance function.
• Lead and support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Provide oversight and direction to a small team.
• Review reconciliations, reporting outputs and controls.

Skills

Consolidations

Acquisition accounting

Technical accounting

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Job description

We're partnering with a high-growth, private equity-backed business to recruit a Senior Financial Reporting Manager. This is a senior leadership role focused on maintaining a strong financial control environment, ensuring robust balance sheet oversight, and providing stability and guidance to an established finance team during an exciting period of growth

This opportunity would suit an experienced Financial Controller or senior financial reporting professional who enjoys owning the financial control agenda, maintaining high standards of governance, and supporting a finance function as it navigates a busy, acquisitive environment.

Importantly, this role is designed as a senior specialist position in its own right, rather than a stepping stone to Finance Director or CFO. It's ideal for someone who values technical excellence, team leadership, and operational oversight.

Responsibilities

• -Maintaining strong financial control and balance sheet integrity across the group.
• -Overseeing business-as-usual finance activities and ensuring smooth operation of the finance function.
• -Leading and supporting the month-end and year-end close processes.
• -Providing oversight and direction to a small team
• -Reviewing key reconciliations, financial reporting outputs, and control processes.
• -Supporting the business through ongoing acquisition activity by ensuring continuity and financial discipline.
• -Working closely with senior stakeholders to provide financial insight, governance, and oversight.
• -Ensuring reporting processes remain accurate, timely, and compliant.
• -Identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, processes, and efficiencies across the finance function.

What we're looking for

• - ACA or ACCA qualified, ideally trained in practice.
• - Strong experience at Financial Controller or senior financial reporting level in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• - Hands-on experience of consolidations and acquisition accounting.
• - Strong technical accounting knowledge and a high attention to detail.
• - A calm, organised approach, and comfort with tight deadlines and changing priorities.

What's on offer

• - A salary of up to £90,000, plus benefits.
• - Hybrid working, with 2-3 days a week in the Leicester office.
• - A stable, senior role in a growing, acquisitive group.

Please note:

Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond individually to every candidate. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. Thank you for your interest.