Financial Controller
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £50,000.0 i £70,000.0 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | c.£70,000 |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, st14eu |
| Cwmni: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 4720520_1756820348 |
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Your new company
We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded Financial Controller to join a dynamic business. This is a hands-on role, ideal for a qualified accountant looking to take ownership of financial operations and drive performance across the business.
Your new role
- Oversee all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Produce monthly management accounts and full monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Manage a team of 6 staff across 2 sites, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and development
- Liaise with external auditors, banks, and HMRC to ensure compliance and smooth operations
- Implement and maintain robust financial controls and procedures
- Support senior leadership with strategic financial insights and decision-making
- Monitor project costs, margins, and profitability across multiple sites
- Ensure compliance with CIS, VAT, and other industry-specific regulations
- Drive system and process improvements to enhance efficiency and reporting
- Oversee Sage payroll monthly
- Oversee the purchase ledger, make supplier bank payments, manage company bank accounts online
- Oversee the maintenance of fixed asset and hire-purchase registers
- Liaise with auditors and tax advisors, director's financial advisor, insurance brokers, bank managers, IT support companies, telecoms and broadband providers
- Manage the finance software and implement controls and procedures as identified and required.
- Annual preparation of draft statutory accounts and maintaining Companies House records.
What you'll need to succeed
- Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
- Proven experience in a similar role (Financial Controller, Finance Manager)
- High level of IT literacy
- Team management experience with excellent communication skills
- High level of attention to detail, ability to multitask and prioritise in a fast-moving environment.
- Commercially aware with proven problem-solving skills and self-motivated driving force for systems improvements
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- High level of proficiency in accounting software and Excel
- Ability to work on-site and collaborate closely with operational teams
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary based on experience
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- On-site work
- Supportive team environment with real impact on business performance
What you need to do now
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