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Financial Controller
Birmingham | Hybrid £65,000 – £70,000 + Bonus
Following a period of strong growth, an ambitious Birmingham-based business is entering an exciting next phase of its development and is looking to appoint a Financial Controller to play a key role in that journey.
This is a fantastic time to be joining. As the business continues to grow, so too does the need for a finance function that can support increased scale, provide greater insight and continue to develop its controls, processes and reporting.
Working closely with the CFO, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and lead an established finance team. This is a broad, hands-on role combining financial control, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, team leadership and commercial finance.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading and developing an established finance team, with oversight across transactional and operational finance
- Taking ownership of the monthly management accounts process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
- Producing monthly Board reporting across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, together with meaningful commentary
- Leading the budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes
- Providing departmental analysis, challenging performance against budget and supporting better commercial decision making
- Strengthening financial controls and implementing practical improvements as the business continues to scale
- Reviewing and improving finance processes to create greater efficiency, accuracy and scalability
- Acting as a key business partner to stakeholders across the wider business
- Managing the external audit relationship and supporting the statutory reporting xwwtmva process
- Supporting treasury and cash management
- Providing financial input into commercial initiatives, pricing and new opportunities
- Working closely with the CFO on the continued evolution of the finance function
To be considered for this position, you must:
- Be a fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant
- Live within a realistic commuting distance of Birmingham and be comfortable working on a hybrid basis
- Have a strong financial accounting and fi
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