Financial Controller

Camino Partners Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Camino Partners Ltd. in the United Kingdom is seeking a hands-on Finance Leader to oversee financial reporting, month-end close, statutory accounts, controls, cash flow and tax. The role interfaces with senior stakeholders across the business and drives finance function improvements.

The successful candidate will lead a finance team, manage external audits, support budgeting/forecasting, and provide insightful financial analysis to the CFO and leadership team.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting, month-end close, statutory accounts and tax.
• Experience managing external audit processes and coordinating with advisers.
• Ability to lead and develop a finance team and provide strategic financial insight.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and year-end close, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Own the balance sheet reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Oversee statutory accounts and manage external audit processes.
• Maintain and strengthen the group''s financial controls and processes.
• Oversee cash flow, working capital and treasury reporting.
• Manage tax compliance including Corporation Tax, VAT and employment taxes.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning with the wider team.
• Provide accurate financial analysis to the CFO and leadership.
• Partner with operational teams to improve financial performance and decision-making.
• Lead and develop members of the finance team.
• Support finance projects and systems improvements.

Skills

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Statutory accounts

Controls

Cash flow management

Tax

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Financial analysis

Job description

We are working with an established UK healthcare recruitment and workforce solutions business that supports organisations across the public and private sectors with permanent and temporary staffing solutions.

The business operates across a large professional network and has a significant contractor and locum workforce, alongside permanent recruitment and wider workforce solutions. With UK and international operations, the organisation has a complex, high-volume finance environment and is continuing to develop its finance function.

The Role:

This is a broad, hands-on position covering financial reporting, month-end, statutory accounts, controls, cash flow and tax, with regular exposure to senior stakeholders across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the month-end and year-end close, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Take ownership of the balance sheet, reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Oversee statutory accounts and manage the external audit process.
• Maintain and strengthen the group's financial controls and processes.
• Oversee cash flow, working capital and treasury reporting.
• Take responsibility for tax compliance, including Corporation Tax, VAT and employment taxes, working alongside external advisers where appropriate.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning alongside the wider finance team.
• Provide accurate financial analysis and insight to the CFO and senior leadership team.
• Partner with operational teams to improve financial performance, controls and decision-making.
• Lead and develop members of the finance team.
• Support wider finance projects, systems improvements and process transformation.