Financial Controller: Statutory Reporting & Controls (Hybrid)

Accountable Recruitment Limited; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Direct exposure to CFO

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment Limited in Warrington is seeking a Financial Controller to own statutory reporting, group consolidations and audit delivery within a multi-entity group. This hands-on role reports to the CFO and offers exposure to senior leadership.

You'll strengthen financial controls, improve month-end processes and drive governance, with a focus on UK GAAP (FRS102) and complex reporting across entities.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or ICAS qualified; trained within an audit practice environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS102) and statutory financial reporting.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing year-end audit processes.
• Exposure to group consolidations and multi-entity reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive, hands-on approach.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience moving a business towards an audit-ready environment.
• Exposure to complex group structures.
• Exposure to ERP system improvements and finance transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the year-end process and act as the primary contact for external auditors.
• Manage the preparation of statutory accounts across multiple legal entities.
• Produce consolidated group financial statements and supporting disclosures.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity through robust reconciliation and review processes.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies in line with UK GAAP and relevant reporting standards.
• Prepare technical accounting papers and provide guidance on complex accounting matters.
• Strengthen the group's financial control framework and improve governance processes.
• Drive improvements to month-end reporting accuracy and timeliness.
• Manage statutory and regulatory filing requirements.
• Partner with external advisers on tax and compliance matters.
• Support finance systems and process improvement initiatives.
• Mentor and support members of the wider finance team.

Skills

Audit experience

Statutory reporting

Consolidations

UK GAAP (FRS102)

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/ICAS qualified

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Accountable Recruitment Limited in Warrington is seeking a Financial Controller to own statutory reporting, group consolidations and audit delivery within a multi-entity group. This hands-on role reports to the CFO and offers exposure to senior leadership.

You'll strengthen financial controls, improve month-end processes and drive governance, with a focus on UK GAAP (FRS102) and complex reporting across entities.