Financial Controller

Blair West; North East; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

A staffing and recruiting firm is seeking a Financial Controller in Newcastle Upon Tyne. In this mid-senior level role, you will oversee financial transactions, manage month-end activities, and provide essential finance support. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills and experience at the Manager or Controller level in a growing SME. The job offers a competitive salary, annual bonus scheme, and flexible hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a group structure within the service sector.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and identify trends.
• Previous experience at a Manager/Controller level in an SME.

Responsibilities

• Control month-end activities including reporting and analysis.
• Review divisional and group monthly management accounts.
• Monitor cash flow and performance against KPIs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial data management

Team leadership

Sage 50 familiarity

Job description

Overview

Blair West Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

This range is provided by Blair West. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Blair West are supporting a scaling group with the appointment of a Financial Controller reporting to the Group’s CFO.

Responsibilities

• Control of month-end activities – including board reporting and analysis.
• Review of divisional / group monthly management accounts.
• Monitor cash flow & performance vs KPI / Budgets.
• Weekly & monthly forecasting.
• Provide finance support to the wider business through business partnering; providing financial analysis to support operational decision making.
• Lead & mentor the finance team.
• Oversee financial transactions – payroll, payables, receivables.
• Drive process improvements via system and operational enhancements.
• Develop internal controls and finance governance.

Qualifications

• Experience from a group structure in the service sector (multi-site).
• Have strong analytical skills, able to manage/analyse complex financial data, identify trends, and provide insights to support business decisions.
• Can demonstrate previous experience operating at a Manager/Controller level in a growing SME.
• Advanced user of systems/IT skills - Familiarity with Sage 50 would be preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Annual bonus scheme linked to EBITDA and personal KPIs.
• Flexible, hybrid work arrangements.

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. Please speak to their consultant if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting