Financial Controller

Alexander Daniels Finance Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Bonus schemes

Hybrid working arrangement

Leadership development

Career progression

Job summary

Alexander Daniels Finance Recruitment is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead the finance function and drive strategic growth. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will oversee financial control, reporting and governance while guiding a talented finance team.

The role offers long-term progression, exposure to a finance systems transformation project, and a hybrid working arrangement within a growing East Midlands business committed to development and stakeholder partnership.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with post-qualification experience
• Extensive experience in financial control, reporting and leadership
• Proven ability to lead and develop a finance team
• Strong technical accounting and reporting expertise
• Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering
• Commercial awareness and influencing decision-making
• Experience in regulated environments or IFRS 9/treasury advantageous

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes
• Manage month-end and year-end close
• Maintain strong financial control and governance framework
• Lead and develop the established finance team
• Oversee external audits and statutory reporting
• Oversee cashflow management and treasury activities
• Provide commercial insight to support business performance
• Partner with senior stakeholders across the organisation
• Drive continuous improvement of finance processes and systems
• Support a finance systems transformation project

Skills

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Commercial awareness

Change management

Process improvement

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Job description

A highly successful and growing East Midlands business is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead its finance function and play a key role in the organisation's future growth and development. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified finance professional looking to step into a broad leadership role with genuine long-term career progression.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will lead an established finance team, oversee all aspects of financial control and reporting, and partner with stakeholders across the business to support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement. The position forms part of a long-term succession plan and offers significant scope for future progression.

The Role

As Financial Controller, you will be responsible for leading the financial control, reporting, governance and operational finance activities of the business, ensuring robust financial stewardship and providing timely, insightful financial information to support decision-making across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes
• Managing the month-end and year-end close
• Maintaining a strong financial control and governance framework
• Leading and developing an established finance team
• Managing external audit relationships and statutory reporting
• Overseeing cashflow management and treasury activities
• Providing commercial insight and analysis to support business performance
• Partnering with senior stakeholders across the organisation
• Driving continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and controls
• Supporting a significant finance systems transformation project

About You

We are interested in speaking with ambitious finance leaders who can demonstrate:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Significant post-qualified experience in financial control, reporting or finance leadership roles
• Experience managing and developing finance teams
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise
• Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills
• Commercial awareness and the ability to influence decision-making
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and change

Experience within financial services or other regulated environments would be advantageous but is not essential. Exposure to IFRS 9, treasury activities or finance systems implementations would also be beneficial.

The Opportunity

This organisation has built an outstanding reputation for employee engagement, development and retention. It is a business that genuinely invests in its people, offering leadership development programmes, clear progression pathways and a collaborative culture where employees build long-term careers.

Alongside leading an established finance function, you will have the opportunity to influence strategic projects, develop future leaders and play a key role in shaping the future direction of finance within the business.

For the right individual, this role offers a genuine pathway towards a future Finance Director position.

Salary & Benefits

• Profit share and additional bonuses
• 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Comprehensive learning and leadership development programmes
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Strong employee wellbeing and recognition focus

If you are an ambitious finance professional seeking a leadership opportunity within a successful and values-led organisation, we would welcome a confidential conversation.