Financial Controller

Distinct Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance £5,500

Private healthcare

Employer pension 5.75%

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is helping a well-established group recruit a Financial Controller for a substantial division in Nottingham. The role offers broad ownership across financial control, reporting, audit, cash, working capital and finance operations.

You will lead the Financial Accounting and Transactional Finance teams, driving improvements in controls, reporting, systems and ways of working while developing the wider finance team for future leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with broad Financial Controller or senior finance experience.
• Strong technical grounding across reporting, audit, control and balance sheet management.
• Experience leading financial teams and influencing across the business.

Responsibilities

• Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
• Statutory accounts and external audit.
• Group reporting and balance sheet control.
• Financial governance, compliance and risk.
• Cash flow, liquidity and working capital management.
• Budgeting and quarterly forecasting.
• Finance systems, automation and process improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Audit

Balance sheet management

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Financial Controller £70,000 to £85,000 + £5,500 car allowance + 7.5% bonus Central Nottingham | Two days in the office

I'm recruiting a Financial Controller for a decent-sized division of a much larger, well-established group. This is a broad role with proper ownership across financial control, reporting, audit, cash, working capital and finance operations. You'll lead the Financial Accounting and Transactional Finance teams and take responsibility for:

• Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
• Statutory accounts and external audit
• Group reporting and balance sheet control
• Financial governance, compliance and risk
• Cash flow, liquidity and working capital
• Budgeting and quarterly forecasting
• Finance systems, automation and process improvement

They want someone who can do more than maintain what is already there. There is real scope to improve controls, reporting, systems and ways of working, while developing the wider finance team. The business itself is established, profitable and continuing to grow, but this is not a hypergrowth or turnaround environment. It should appeal to someone looking for stability, long-term options and the chance to make a genuine impact without walking into constant firefighting. There is also clear progression potential. The current Finance Director is expected to retire within the next few years, so for the right person there is a credible route into a broader leadership role over time. They are looking for a qualified accountant with experience in a broad Financial Controller or senior finance role. You'll need a solid technical grounding across reporting, audit, control and balance sheet management, alongside the ability to lead teams and influence across the business. Experience within a large, complex, divisional, multi-entity or project-based organisation would be useful. They are open-minded on sector and more interested in the scale, complexity and breadth of your experience.

The package

• £70,000 to £85,000 salary
• £5,500 car allowance
• 7.5% bonus
• Private healthcare
• 5.75% employer pension contribution

Two days a week in the central Nottingham office