Financial Controller

SF Recruitment; North Warwickshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing business in finance is seeking a Financial Controller to manage day-to-day finance functions and produce management reports. This hybrid role, requiring a qualified accountant from a scale-up background, offers a collaborative culture with autonomy. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented and possess strong stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Work directly with an experienced CFO

Dynamic and collaborative culture

Opportunities for autonomy and influence

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with relevant certifications.
• Detail-oriented and hands-on approach.
• Experience working in a dynamic, high-growth business environment.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the finance function.
• Produce timely and accurate management reports.
• Support financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Stakeholder management skills

Experience in fast-growing SME or scale-up

Proven experience improving financial systems

Comfortable operating strategically and tactically

Job description

Overview

Financial Controller. Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Location: Hybrid (1 day a week in Warwickshire office). Sector: High-Growth Business / Scale-Up Environment.

About the Business

Our client is a high-growth business that has experienced significant expansion and is now preparing for its next stage of evolution. With a strong market position and ambitious leadership team, this is a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment where decisions are made quickly, and execution is key.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the day-to-day finance function, including management accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, and cash flow management.
• Develop and maintain robust financial controls, systems, and processes to support continued growth and investor requirements.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly management reports, KPI analysis, and board packs to support decision-making.
• Support strategic financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
• Oversee payroll, tax, and compliance with external auditors and advisors.
• Work cross-functionally to improve financial visibility across the business, embedding commercial discipline in operational decisions.
• Identify and implement automation and systems improvements to enhance efficiency and data accuracy.
• Mentor and develop junior members of the finance team as the business continues to grow.

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with experience in a fast-growing SME or scale-up environment.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented, comfortable operating both strategically and tactically.
• Proven experience improving financial systems, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to communicate effectively with both senior leadership and operational teams.
• Self-sufficient, proactive, and adaptable - thrives in an environment of change and growth.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to link financial data to business performance.

Why Join?

• Join a high-growth business at a defining stage in its journey.
• Work directly alongside an experienced and visionary CFO.
• Dynamic, collaborative culture with genuine autonomy and influence