Senior Finance Controller | SAP & Leadership Excellence

DEKRA UK Management; Chilworth; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

DEKRA UK Management is seeking an experienced Finance Controller to join our UK Finance function in a hybrid Southampton role. You will partner with senior stakeholders, lead the finance team and drive robust month-end, forecasting and reporting to support profitability and growth.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with SAP expertise, strong commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder management, able to shape financial performance across DEKRA UK.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA accountant with 2+ years post-qualification experience.
• Proven experience leading and developing a finance team.
• Strong SAP knowledge.
• Experience in multi-entity or group reporting is desirable.
• Solid understanding of core accounting principles, especially revenue accounting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Proactive, resilient and solutions-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance team and meet reporting deadlines.
• Produce monthly management accounts with variance analysis.
• Manage month-end and year-end close, journals, reconciliations.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and budgeting.
• Act as finance partner to P&L owners with insights.
• Own audit process and liaise with external auditors.
• Ensure statutory accounts are filed on time.
• Drive continuous improvement in accounting processes.

Skills

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification

SAP

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

DEKRA UK Management is seeking an experienced Finance Controller to join our UK Finance function in a hybrid Southampton role. You will partner with senior stakeholders, lead the finance team and drive robust month-end, forecasting and reporting to support profitability and growth.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with SAP expertise, strong commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder management, able to shape financial performance across DEKRA UK.