Financial Controller

Kenneth Brian Associates is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join a successful and growing business. Offering a salary of £75,000–£80,000, this is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of the finance function and play a key role in the continued success of the business.

Working closely with senior management, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day finance operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls and providing meaningful financial insight to support business decisions.

The Role:

• Take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the finance function, ensuring all financial processes operate efficiently and accurately.
• Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts, including detailed profit and loss reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Oversee the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring deadlines are met and financial information is reported accurately.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management, providing regular updates and analysis to senior management.
• Monitor business performance against budgets and forecasts, highlighting key trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee statutory accounts preparation, audit processes and liaising with external accountants and auditors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, tax regulations and statutory reporting requirements.
• Take responsibility for VAT returns, balance sheet integrity and the maintenance of robust financial controls.
• Review and improve existing financial systems, processes and procedures to drive efficiencies and strengthen internal controls.
• Manage, support and develop the finance team, ensuring workloads are managed effectively and high standards are maintained.
• Provide commercial financial analysis to support strategic planning, investment decisions and the overall financial performance of the business.
• Work closely with other departments to improve financial understanding, reporting and cost control across the organisation.
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital, manage costs and maximise profitability.
• Support senior management with ad hoc financial projects and provide financial guidance where required.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Proven experience in a Financial Controller or similar senior finance position.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including management accounts, financial reporting and month-end processes.
• Experience managing and developing a finance team.
• Excellent understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial analysis.
• Strong knowledge of financial controls, statutory reporting and compliance.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to interpret financial information and communicate findings to non-finance stakeholders.
• Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, with a genuine interest in improving processes and driving business performance.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and taking ownership of the finance function.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £75,000–£80,000, depending on experience.
• A senior-level position with significant responsibility and ownership.
• The opportunity to influence business strategy and financial performance.
• The chance to lead and develop a finance team.
• An opportunity to improve processes and make a real impact within the business.

If you're an experienced Financial Controller looking for your next challenge and want to play a key role in a business's continued growth, we'd love to hear from you!