[ref. g88149501] Financial Controller

Hybrid role with competetive salary and benefits package.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a local finance team of 3, each responsible for AP, AR, and Banking.
• Oversee improvements in AP processes, with particular focus on efficiency and centralisation.
• Collaborate with local heads of operations to prepare weekly gross margin reports, ensuring cut-offs and costing are accurate.
• Deliver actionable insights on pricing and margin to the local MD, sales teams, and operations.
• Own accountability across the business for margin improvement actions and report progress weekly to the CFO, CEO, and Group Sales Director.
• Manage the monthly close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Oversee statutory reporting obligations, with a view to transitioning this to the Assistant Financial Controller / Company Accountant over time.
• Oversee relationships with outsourced payroll, IT, and HR providers.
• Ensure services are delivered efficiently and in line with contractual obligations.
• Lead and support financial projects, audit preparations, and resolve ad hoc finance queries.
• Support and coordinate the annual budgeting process.
• Own and develop the financial model for the business.
• Prepare and update monthly rolling forecasts with value-adding insights.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven experience in a similar financial leadership role, ideally in a dynamic, multi-functional environment
• Strong understanding of gross margin mechanics and commercial finance
• Demonstrated ability to manage month-end processes and statutory compliance
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working with or transitioning to shared services and finance tech solutions is highly desirable
• High attention to detail with a proactive and hands-on approach