Financial Controller | Blackburn | £75,000 – £80,000 + benefits

The Accountancy Recruitment Group Ltd; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 1,535,424 - 2,083,789; Full time

Job summary

The Accountancy Recruitment Group Ltd invites applications for an ambitious Financial Controller ready to position themselves for the FD role within 3–5 years. You will join a growing, profitable business and lead a major ERP and IT transformation project.

With CIMA or equivalent, you will shape management accounting, budgeting and forecasting, work with the MD and leadership team, and build strong relationships across the group.

Qualifications

• Qualified with CIMA or equivalent and pursuing FD readiness.
• Experience with ERP implementations or upgrades.
• Strong commercial acumen and business partnering abilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration across the group.

Responsibilities

• Lead a finance function and oversee planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Drive an ambitious ERP and IT transformation project.
• Collaborate with MD and leadership team to embed new systems.
• Develop management accounting outputs to support growth.

Skills

CIMA

ERP systems

IT literacy

Commercial acumen

Education

CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP software

BI / Excel

Job description

Thisoneisabsolutelysuperb. Apositionforsomeonesmartanddriven,whoseesthemselvesasan“FDofthefuture”. Completelynext-level,careerchangingopportunityforanambitiousFinancialController.

Herearetheheadlines:

• Youarejoiningagrowing,profitableandaspirationalbusinessthatwillprovideaclearrouteintotheFDroleoverthenext3–5years.
• You’llplayakeyroleinleadingabusiness-wideinvestment&transformationproject,completelyoverhaulingtheexistingsystemstodeliverstateoftheartmodernITinfrastructure.
• You’llbenefitfromincrediblyvaluablementoringandencouragementfromthehighlyfinanciallyliterateMD(whowaspreviouslyFD).

It’sanexpanding£30mturnoverbusinessthatwilltakeyouonthejourneytoyourfirstFDrole.

Thegroupisamidsignificantinvestmenttosuperchargefuturegrowthandunderpintheircurrentsuccess. Youwillplayaleadroleinassessingthecurrentsystemsandsoftware,workingwiththeMDandwiderleadershipteamtoselectandembednewERPsystemsandautomation. It’saCVchangingprojectthatwillbeinsanelyvaluableexperiencetotherightcandidate.

Youneedtobeacurious,intelligentandcommerciallyastutefinanceprofessionalcurrentlyoperatingatFClevel. YouwillhaveanaturalinterestinsystemsandbehighlyITliterate. You’llhavethecommunicationskillsandconfidencetoworkwithmanagers/directorsacrossallfunctionsofthegroup.

ItsuitssomeonewhohasqualifiedCIMAinthelastfewyearsandislookingforabusinessthatcanprovidethemtheexposureandplatformtokickontoFDlevel.

You’llalsoownthefinancetrainset–managementaccounting,budgeting&forecasting,yearendetcalongsidetheexcitingimprovementprojectsthatareunderway.

IfyouareanambitiousrecentlyqualifiedFinancialControllerthenthisopportunityisgenuinelyhardtobeat. Loadstogetstuckinto,chancetoaddbagsofvaluableandstackyourCVwithimpressiveachievements,workingwithacollaborativeandmodernMD.

Youneed:

• CIMAorequivalent.
• Ideallyexposuretoafastpacedbusiness(manufacturingsectorwouldbeuseful).
• Naturalinterestinsystems(experienceofanERPinstallorupgradewouldbehelpful).
• Naturalcuriosityandlogicalproblemsolvingability.
• Tobesomeonewhoenjoysbeingpartofpositivechangeandimprovementprojects.
• Abletobuildrelationshipswithnonfinancecolleaguesacrossallareasofthebusiness.
• Commercialacumen–arealinterestinhowthebusinessgeneratesincomeandrevenueandhowtousetheleversavailabletomaximisegrowth.

Pleasecontactourteamorapplyimmediatelyifyouaretherightcharacterforthisexcitingpermanentrole.

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