Financial Controller

Community Eye Care Chec; Rishton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Buy and sell annual leave scheme

Annual Company Bonus scheme

MediCash

Refer a friend scheme

Company pension

Company sick pay scheme

Life assurance scheme

Bluelight Card

Performance review with a training and

Employee discounts portal

Job summary

Community Eye Care CHEC in Preston is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead the management accounts, deliver high-quality reporting, and strengthen financial controls across the group. You will oversee month-end close, drive process improvements, and partner with senior leaders on budgets and forecasts, supporting strategic decisions and safeguarding cashflow.

This permanent 37.5 hour role offers an attractive package and opportunities to influence healthcare finance in a growing

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience.
• Strong technical accounting, reporting and control environment skills.
• Proven experience leading finance operations and driving process improvements in fast-paced settings.
• Experience managing and developing finance teams with focus on performance and service delivery.
• Strong track record of business partnering with operational leaders and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead all finance operations, including management accounts, AP, bank reconciliations and cash management.
• Own and streamline month-end close, delivering accurate, timely reporting across entities.
• Drive working capital performance: cashflow forecasting, payments, stock, and banking.
• Produce consolidated monthly accounts aligned to business needs.
• Understand cost of sales and GP across the business, identifying areas for improvement.
• Deliver profitability reporting to support senior leadership decisions.

Skills

Strong technical accounting

People management

Business partnering

Advanced Excel

ERP systems experience

Process improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Vacancy

Job Title: Financial Controller

Location: Fulwood, Preston

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5

We’re always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and passionate about the future of healthcare and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making it great.

If you are care focused and looking to join an organisation that is thriving on success, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller to join the Finance team.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced finance leader to lead our management account’s function, ensuring high-quality reporting, inquisitive business partnering, strong financial controls, and efficient end-to-end finance processes.

The role will initially oversee management accounting and elements of transactional finance, drive process improvements, and support the Group Financial Controller in maintaining a robust control environment.

You will deliver timely financial insights, promote operational discipline, and support data-driven decision-making aligned with the group’s strategic goals

We are looking for someone who can

• Lead all finance operations, including management accounts, AP, bank recs and cash management
• Own and streamline month-end close, delivering accurate, timely, well-controlled reporting across entities
• Drive working capital performance: cashflow forecasting, , payments, stock and banking
• Produce insightful consolidated monthly accounts aligned to business needs
• Understand cost of sales and GP across the business, and identify areas of improvement
• Deliver profitability reporting (site, service, cost centres) to support senior leadership decision-making
• Partner with department heads on budgets and forecasts
• Provide clear P&L and cashflow insights, identifying and driving profit improvements
• Strengthen financial controls through robust processes and reconciliations
• Support senior finance leaders with ad-hoc analysis and strategic projects
• Support audit and year-end processes, working closely with external auditors and internal team

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience
• Strong technical accounting expertise, including month-end close, financial reporting, and control environments
• Proven experience leading finance operations and driving process improvement in fast-paced settings
• Experience managing and developing finance teams with a focus on performance and service delivery
• Strong track record of business partnering with operational leaders and senior stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills and strong capability with financial reporting tools
• Experience working with integrated finance/ERP systems.
• Demonstrated ability to improve, automate, and digitise both systems and processes to increase efficiency and control

Why work for us?

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme
• Annual Company Bonus scheme
• MediCash
• Refer a friend scheme
• Company pension
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Bluelight Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options
• Performance review with a training and development plan
• Employee discounts portal