Financial Controller

Sagoss; Lower Assendon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Birthday leave

Structured onboarding and training

Job summary

Sagoss Group is seeking a Financial Controller to own the complete finance function across three growing businesses, delivering accurate reporting, strong controls and cash‑flow visibility. You will collaborate with sales, bids, operations and senior leaders to drive pricing decisions and cost-saving initiatives.

As a qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA professional, you will lead on payroll, VAT, year‑end, intercompany entries and Xero automation, building scalable processes to support future growth in

Qualifications

• Qualified with ACCA/CIMA/ACA and proven hands-on finance leadership.
• Experience owning a broad finance function in a growing SME or multi-company group.
• Strong knowledge of UK accounting processes, payroll, VAT, and year-end processes.

Responsibilities

• Own purchase and sales ledgers, reconciliations, journals and cash flow reporting.
• Prepare management accounts with commentary and KPI dashboards.
• Support pricing, bids, quotations, and commercial decision making.
• Lead cash flow forecasting and credit control improvements.
• Drive process improvements and finance automation with Xero.

Skills

Finance leadership

Cash management

Forecasting

Excel advanced

Data analysis

Education

ACCA / CIMA / ACA

Tools

Xero

Excel

MS 365 / Power BI

Job description

Financial Controller

Sagoss Group has a hands‑on, commercially focused finance role available for a qualified finance professional (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) who wants to take ownership of finance operations, improve cash visibility, support pricing decisions and help build scalable processes across a growing group.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Management Accountant, Commercial Finance Manager, Finance Business Partner, Financial Accountant, Accountant, Accounts Manager, Finance Lead, Senior Management Accountant

SALARY: Competitive + Benefits

LOCATION: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller who enjoys both detailed finance ownership and wider commercial influence.

As the Financial Controller, you will manage the complete finance function across three growing businesses, ensuring accurate reporting, strong controls, timely invoicing, effective credit control and clear cash‑flow visibility.

The Financial Controller will also work closely with sales, bids, operations and senior leaders, supporting quotations, pricing, renewals, cost‑saving initiatives, process improvement and Xero‑led automation.

ABOUT US

Established in 2006, Sagoss Group is a growing, entrepreneurial group made up of three distinctive businesses: Sagoss, Accellerate and Healthium Clinics. Each business operates in a specialist market, creating a varied and commercially interesting environment where finance plays an important role in supporting growth, control and future scalability.

Sagoss is a UK technology business delivering intelligent parking and transport solutions through an integrated platform that combines software, ANPR, payment systems, customer portals and connected hardware.

Accellerate is a medical market‑access consultancy that helps healthcare technologies and products move successfully through market‑access strategy, regulatory compliance, health economics and related commercial support.

Healthium Clinics is a private, CQC‑registered medical and aesthetic clinic in Henley-on-Thames, offering private healthcare, wellness, skin and non‑surgical services in a discreet, patient‑focused setting.

DUTIES

• Finance Operations and Controls: Own purchase ledger, sales ledger, reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany entries and control accounts
• Management Reporting: Prepare accurate management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, variance analysis and clear commentary
• Payroll and Compliance: Manage payroll, pensions, PAYE/NI data, VAT returns, statutory deadlines and year‑end information with external advisers where required
• Invoicing and Credit Control: Ensure invoices are raised accurately and promptly, manage aged debt, resolve queries and maintain debtor records
• Cash‑Flow Forecasting: Produce rolling cash‑flow forecasts, highlighting risks, funding requirements, collection priorities and payment timing
• Commercial Finance Support: Work with sales and bids teams on quotations, tender pricing, margin models, upsells, renewals and annual customer price reviews
• Cost Saving and Profitability: Review supplier spend, subscriptions, payment charges, insurance, utilities and outsourced services to identify and implement savings
• Reporting and Decision Support: Deliver weekly finance packs, monthly reporting, budgets, forecasts, KPIs and dashboards that support practical business decisions
• Xero Systems and Automation: Own Xero configuration, reporting, integrations, bank rules, data quality and process automation across the group
• Collaboration and Ownership: Build strong working relationships across the organisation while operating autonomously, professionally and with sound judgement

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Formally qualified with a recognised accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• Previous experience owning a broad, hands‑on finance function, ideally within a growing SME, scale‑up, owner‑managed business or multi‑company group
• Strong practical knowledge of UK accounting processes, month‑end, management accounts, payroll, pensions, VAT, HMRC requirements, cash flow and year‑end support
• Advanced, hands‑on Xero capability, with the confidence to configure, improve and use the platform independently
• Proven success improving credit control, invoice timing, working capital and cash collection while maintaining constructive customer relationships
• Commercial finance experience supporting quotations, bids, pricing, margin analysis, upsells, renewals and customer price increases
• Experience identifying and implementing cost savings, process improvements, automation or stronger controls with measurable results
• Strong Excel and Microsoft 365 skills, with confidence using data and systems
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, meet deadlines and maintain accuracy in a changing environment
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to explain finance information in plain English

DESIRABLE

• Experience in an IT, software, technology, parking, transport or service‑led businesses
• Experience supporting more than one legal entity, business unit or sector
• Exposure to healthcare, private clinics, regulated services, medical products or market‑access consulting
• Experience introducing finance‑system integrations, workflow automation, dashboards or new reporting structures

BENEFITS

Joining Sagoss means becoming part of an established, award‑winning technology business that is continuing to grow and innovate. We invest in structured onboarding, practical training and ongoing development, giving employees the opportunity to build their expertise, take ownership of their work and progress within the company. Our team works collaboratively across technology, operations, customer service and field engineering to deliver solutions used by public and private‑sector organisations.

Benefits include private medical insurance and birthday leave. Competitive salary, reviewed in line with performance and business needs