Financial Controller
| Posting date: | 06 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £70,000.0 to £84,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £75,000 plus bonus |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL66JW |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4713678_1754463957 |
Summary
Your new company
Your new company are one of the world's leading independent retailers, with a vast network of over 2,500 sites across the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe, Australia, and the United States.
Your new role
Your new role is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for driving strategic financial initiatives, overseeing transactional accounting processes, and leading a high-performing team of finance professionals. In this role, you will lead the implementation of operating plans by leveraging timely and accurate financial data to support organisational goals. You will manage, motivate, and develop a cohesive finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will provide financial expertise to support strategic decision-making and deliver technical guidance to drive business initiatives and projects. Your responsibilities will include analysing complex financial data, producing insightful reports for senior management, and driving continuous improvements in financial processes, controls, and systems. Additionally, you will offer expert advice to ensure the successful delivery of key projects.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be ACA, ACCA, CIMA Qualified with proven experience in a senior leadership role. You'll possess strong technical accounting knowledge and commercial acumen, you will partner with internal stakeholders to provide financial expertise, deliver technical guidance, and support key business initiatives. You will be able to analyse complex financial data, produce reports for senior management, and drive improvements in financial processes, controls, and systems.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a salary up to £84,000 plus bonus, hybrid working along with good company benefits. You will see clear career progression opportunities from the outset whilst also joining one of the fastest-growing businesses in the North of England.
What you need to do now
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