Financial Controller

Benjamin Edwards Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Half day finish Friday

Award-winning team

High growth company

Supportive culture

Job summary

Benjamin Edwards Recruitment Solutions Ltd in Lincoln seeks an experienced Financial Controller to lead a small finance team and own management and statutory reporting. You will drive improvements in reporting processes, oversee cash flow forecasting, audits, tax and budgeting, and partner with senior stakeholders across the business.

The role involves responsibility for year-end accounts, rolling forecasting, and capital expenditure, with strong technical accounting and ownership mindset.

Qualifications

• Strong management accounts and statutory reporting experience.
• Experience with year-end accounts and working with external auditors.
• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and financial control experience.
• Good understanding of cash flow forecasting, budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of weekly financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Driving improvements to financial reporting processes and data capture.
• Developing trend and variance analysis across P&L areas.
• Managing month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Overseeing year-end statutory accounts and liaising with external auditors.
• Producing rolling cash flow forecasts and capital expenditure analysis.
• Leading and developing a team of five finance professionals.
• Providing clear explanations of variances against budget and prior year.

Education

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Financial Controller

Location: Lincoln (office based)

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum + excellent benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

What's on offer:

The opportunity to work with an award-winning team

• Progressive business high growth
• Half day finish Friday
• Supporting culture
• Lots of expansion and projects

Benjamin Edwards is recruiting for an experienced Financial Controller to join an established and successful business in Lincolnshire. You will either be currently working as a Financial Controller, Financial Accountant, Finance Manager or have a proven track record of working in Practice managing a team.

This is a broad and influential finance role, offering responsibility across management and statutory reporting, cash flow forecasting, audit, tax, capital expenditure and budgeting. You will work closely with the Head of Finance and wider operational teams, while also leading and developing a small finance team.

The role would suit a technically strong accountant who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and ensuring the business has accurate, timely and meaningful financial information.

The Role

As Financial Controller, your responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of weekly financial reporting across the business, ensuring figures are accurate, robust and delivered on time
• Driving improvements to financial reporting processes, including streamlining spreadsheets and improving data capture
• Developing trend and variance analysis across key areas of the P&L
• Taking responsibility for the month-end management accounts process
• Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are complete and accurate
• Reviewing the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statements and providing clear explanations of material variances against budget and prior year
• Improving the consistency and accuracy between weekly flash reporting and final month-end results
• Taking ownership of the year-end statutory accounts process, from year-end close through to statutory accounts preparation
• Preparing the year-end audit file alongside the wider finance team and acting as the key point of contact for external auditors
• Overseeing statutory requirements relating to Corporation Tax, VAT and R&D tax
• Managing other statutory reporting requirements as required
• Producing and maintaining a detailed rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, incorporating EBITDA, working capital movements and forecast capital expenditure
• Analysing and explaining variances between forecast and actual cash flow
• Taking responsibility for the capital expenditure process, including reviewing and challenging investment proposals
• Monitoring capital expenditure against budget and supporting post-investment appraisal reviews
• Playing a key role in the six-month reforecasting and annual budgeting processes
• Leading, coaching and developing a team of five finance professionals

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone with a strong technical accounting background who is comfortable taking ownership of both management and statutory reporting.

You will ideally have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Strong management accounts and statutory reporting experience
• Experience of year-end accounts and working closely with external auditors
• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and financial control experience
• Good understanding of cash flow forecasting, budgeting and forecasting
• Experience of improving financial processes and reporting
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills
• Previous experience managing or developing finance team members
• The confidence to challenge information and work effectively with senior stakeholders
• A proactive, analytical and continuous-improvement mindset

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional looking for a broad Financial Controller position where they can combine technical accounting, financial control, team leadership and process improvement within an established business.