Financial Controller

We Do Group; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly scaling engineering firm in Milton Keynes is seeking a Financial Controller to establish a best-in-class finance function. This hybrid role involves leading financial operations, implementing processes, and providing strategic insights to the business. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant with 2+ years PQE, ready to enhance their career towards a Head of Finance or FD role. Benefits include a competitive salary of £70k, pension, private healthcare, and 26 days annual leave. The position requires on-site presence three days a week.

Benefits

Pension

Private healthcare

26 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Fully qualified finance professional with exposure to finance operations.
• Experience leading financial processes in a commercial organization.
• Energetic and collaborative, thrives in a diverse stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement financial processes and systems.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and lead annual audits.
• Produce weekly sales reporting with insights for stakeholders.

Skills

Qualified accountant (2+ years PQE)

Experience in finance systems implementation

Strong Excel skills

Adaptability in fast-changing environments

Experience in manufacturing or engineering sectors

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Financial Controller

Milton Keynes - Hybrid (3 days on site)

£70k + benefits

We Do Group is supporting a rapidly scaling hi tech engineering/manufacturing business with the hire of a newly created Financial Controller role to support the FD and wider business through their next phase of growth.

This broad role offers the opportunity to establish and build a best in class finance function from the ground up. You'll be integral in establishing the building blocks within finance that will support the next phase of growth and expansion for the business. You'll initially be working directly with the FD across month end, year end, finance operations and commercial finance before building out a small team in line with the businesses growth.

We are looking for a fully qualified finance professional who is looking to take that next step upwards into a true no.2 role and build towards a Head of Finance or FD role in the future.

This position works closely with a highly commercial FD who truly believes in empowering their direct reports to lead and develop their careers - if you're looking to learn and grow on your own career pathway to a FD or CFO role in the future this opportunity would definitely be a great move.

Wish List

• Formally qualified accountant (2+ years PQE) - ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Prior experience implementing processes, procedures or systems in a finance function
• Ideally exposure to manufacturing, engineering, construction or sectors subject to WIP accounting.
• A drive to build a finance function and excited to be part of scaling
• Agile and adaptable with experience in fast changing businesses.
• Systems savvy and strong Excel skills

The Role

The successful Financial Controller will lead the following:

• Design, develop and implement processes across finance, including but not limited to; P2P, O2C, GL, month end and year end, budgeting and forecasting
• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, balance sheet and P&L reconciliations
• Lead the annual statutory audit, including statutory accounts and tax preparation (in collaboration with external accountants) as well as overseeing VAT compliance/reporting
• Produce weekly sales and revenue reporting with clear insight and commentary
• Produce and maintain a rolling cashflow forecast
• In collaboration with the FD, produce monthly variance analysis across all commercial metrics
• Provide input into a new budgeting and forecasting process.
• Maintain purchase ledger and account receivable
• Take a key leadership role in future budget production and support the preparation of longer-term planning
• Review available data and KPI outputs with operational teams and leadership, discuss usefulness, and gather feedback to improve insights
• Deliver financial and operational analysis that supports decision-making and contributes to the goals of the Strategic Growth Plan
• Support the preparation of monthly Board reporting
• Ensure system adoption across the business including running training sessions if/when appropriate
• Drive continuous improvement across finance systems, processes, and reporting

Your Profile

We are looking for an energetic, fully qualified, finance professional who has a technically sound accounting, reporting and compliance background but who aspires to grow and deliver more value add across commercial analysis, FP&A, insights and strategy.

We need someone who enjoys being hands on and thrives when operating in a broad role with exposure to a varied stakeholder base.

The business culture is agile, collaborative and supportive - you'll need to have the ability to challenge internal and stakeholders when appropriate while pro-actively seeking to make improvements wherever possible.

This could be an excellent step for someone operating as a Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Finance Manager or Financial Reporting Manager (or similar) but equally would be an interesting step for someone already in a Financial Controller type role who is looking for greater breadth or just the ability to really make an impact in an organisation.

Salary & Benefits

£70k + benefits including, pension, private healthcare and 26 days annual leave.

This role is based in modern offices in Milton Keynes and will require in office presence 3 days per week.