Financial Controller – Lead Finance & Growth (Hybrid)

The CFO HQ; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The CFO HQ in Birmingham is hiring a Financial Controller to lead a finance team and own the day-to-day finance function. The role reports to the CFO and combines financial control, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting with commercial insight.

Hybrid working in Birmingham, with a focus on strengthening controls, improving processes and supporting strategic financial decisions as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.
• Experience leading a finance team and producing monthly management accounts.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to analyse financial data.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance team with oversight across transactional and operational finance.
• Own the monthly management accounts process (journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations).
• Produce monthly Board reporting with meaningful commentary on P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes and provide departmental analysis.
• Strengthen financial controls and implement improvements as the business scales.
• Partner with the CFO and other stakeholders to evolve the finance function.
• Manage external audit relationships and statutory reporting.
• Support treasury and cash management activities.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel (tool)

Job description

The CFO HQ in Birmingham is hiring a Financial Controller to lead a finance team and own the day-to-day finance function. The role reports to the CFO and combines financial control, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting with commercial insight.

Hybrid working in Birmingham, with a focus on strengthening controls, improving processes and supporting strategic financial decisions as the business scales.