Financial Controller

Distinct Recruitment; Town of Mansfield (NY); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Hybrid working (3 days in Mansfield)

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is recruiting a Financial Controller for an established business based in Mansfield. You will lead day-to-day financial management and ensure senior leaders receive accurate, timely information.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week in the Mansfield office. The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong management accounting and financial control experience, comfortable engaging with senior finance and non-finance stakeholders and able to articulate

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant – CIMA, ACCA or ACA
• Strong management accounting and financial control experience
• Confident working directly with senior finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Able to explain financial performance clearly to colleagues across the business
• Proactive, organised and comfortable working independently
• Experience managing or developing finance team members would be beneficial

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly financial reporting and ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Review performance against budget and forecast, highlighting risks and opportunities
• Provide clear financial commentary and insight to the CFO and stakeholders
• Partner with teams to improve financial understanding and decision-making
• Identify opportunities to optimise finance processes, systems and controls
• Support year-end reporting and audits and assist with path to improvements
• Develop and manage the Finance team, including the Management Accountant
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions

Skills

Management accounting

Financial control

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Team development

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Job description

Financial Controller Salary: Up to £75,000 plus 10% Bonus Location: Mansfield Working pattern: Hybrid, with 3 days per week in the office Reports to: CFO Direct report: Management Accountant We are recruiting a Financial Controller for an established business based in Mansfield. This is a broad and visible role, responsible for leading the day-to-day financial management of the business and ensuring senior leaders have accurate, timely and meaningful financial information.

The role

• Leading the preparation and delivery of monthly financial reporting
• Reviewing performance against budget and forecast, highlighting key trends, risks and opportunities
• Providing clear financial commentary and insight to the CFO and wider business
• Business partnering with teams across the organisation to improve financial understanding
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, systems and ways of working
• Streamlining reporting and helping to reduce the month-end timetable
• Improving the efficiency and consistency of financial processes
• Supporting the implementation of new controls and reporting improvements
• Supporting year-end reporting and audit requirements
• Managing, supporting and developing the Management Accountant
• Providing ad hoc financial analysis and support across the business

The opportunity

This position would suit someone who enjoys maintaining strong financial control but also wants to play a more commercially engaged role. The CFO is looking for someone who can challenge the numbers and turn financial information into clear messages for non-finance stakeholders. There is genuine scope to improve existing reporting, introduce more efficient ways of working and have a visible impact on how the business uses financial information.

What they’re looking for

• Qualified accountant – CIMA, ACCA or ACA
• Strong management accounting and financial control experience
• Confident working directly with senior finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Able to explain financial performance clearly to colleagues across the business
• Proactive, organised and comfortable working independently
• Experience managing or developing finance team members would be beneficial

Package

Salary up to £75,000 plus 10% Bonus Permanent position Hybrid working, with 3 days per week in the Mansfield office

This is currently a confidential recruitment process, and further information will be shared with suitable applicants.