Financial Controller
Location: Manchester (largely remote)
Hours: 3 to 3.5 days per week for an experienced FC, or closer to full-time (4-5 days) for someone earlier in their career
Salary: £50k
Reporting to: CEO
A well-established wealth management firm is looking for a Financial Controller to take ownership of finance, HR administration, and compliance support for the business. This role has grown from a pure finance function into a broader operational position, and would suit someone who enjoys variety and is comfortable being the go-to person across these three areas.
There’s flexibility on how the role is structured: for an experienced FC this would suit 3 to 3.5 days a week, or for someone more junior the same budget could support a role closer to full-time.
Sector experience is desirable but not essential.
Role Details — unchanged, still accurate:
Finance
- Purchase ledger and sales ledger
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- VAT returns
- Month end reporting
- Quarterly compliance returns
- Liaising with external accountants at year end
HR Administration
- Onboarding and offboarding
- Employment contracts and documentation
- General HR administration and record-keeping
Compliance
- Supporting the firm’s regulatory compliance requirements
- Assisting with compliance monitoring and reporting as required
Skills Required
- Experience within a wealth management, financial planning, or IFA business would be desirable not essential
- Accounting qualification advantageous, but QBE will be considered
- Comfortable working across finance, HR, and compliance without a large support team
- Self-starter with a “can-do” attitude
- Strong attention to detail
- Confident communicator at all levels, written and verbal
- Good IT skills (MS Excel, finance systems including Xero)
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