Senior Financial Controller

Abacus Consulting; Desborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Abacus Consulting is partnering with a family-owned, multi-site SME to appoint a hands-on Senior Financial Controller. You will own the finance function, mentor the team, and drive modernisation for robust financial control and reporting.

You will be the trusted right-hand to the Managing Director on commercial and financial decisions that shape the future, overseeing statements, controls, and performance insights across sites.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) or substantial experience.
• Proven experience as Financial Controller or senior finance manager in an SME.
• Hands-on and practical, comfortable with detail and big-picture.
• Honest with the confidence to challenge constructively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day preparation of financial statements.
• Lead the reporting cycle and maintain accurate accounting records.
• Collaborate with leadership and operational teams.
• Provide clear insight into business performance.
• Drive financial controls and process improvements across sites.

Skills

Hands-on finance

Leadership

Financial reporting

Process improvements

Interpersonal comms

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Job description

Senior finance opportunity in an SME, offering a genuine progression opportunity

Abacus Consulting is partnering with a family-owned, multi-site business who are a long-standing manufacturer of high-quality, bespoke products. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Financial Controller to take ownership of our client s finance function, lead and mentor the team and bring the modernisation that gives them real financial grip.

This is an embedded, hands-on role. You will run the day-to-day finance function, strengthen controls and reporting, and act as a trusted right hand to the Managing Director on the commercial and financial decisions that shape their future.

• Day to day, you will oversee the preparation of financial statements
• Lead the reporting cycle and keep accurate accounting records in line with relevant standards
• You will work closely with the leadership and operational teams
• Provide clear insight into business performance
• Drive financial controls and process improvements across sites

Essential for the successful Senior Financial Controller:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA), or qualified by substantial experience.
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller or senior finance manager in an SME.
• Hands-on and practical, comfortable getting into the detail as well as seeing the bigger picture.
• Honest, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Committed for the long term, keen to grow with the business and to leave a lasting mark on it.

If you are now in a point in your career where you want to add real value to the business you partner with, have autonomy over the finance function with a genuine operational leadership opportunity, then this is the role for you!

Abacus Consulting are acting as an Employment Agency in connection with this recruitment.