Vertex Associates - Accountancy and Finance Recruitment
Financial Controller
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Vertex Associates have partnered with a growing Professional Services business to find a Financial Controller to join their team for a 6-month fixed-term contract.
This is a hybrid position with 3 days a week in the Leeds office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the month-end close process end-to-end, ensuring close is completed by Day +5 with accurate, well-reviewed financial statements
- Review and sign off all balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring completeness and escalating material risks to the Finance Director
- Prepare and own the monthly management accounts pack, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and KPI commentary
- Review the detailed indirect cost variance analysis, explaining movements against budget and forecast and identifying root causes
- Design, monitor, and continuously improve the internal control environment, systems, and ensuring segregation of duties and compliance across all finance processes
- Build and maintain rolling short-term cash flow forecasts, monitoring liquidity, and escalating funding risks to the Finance Director
- Monitor the short-term cash position daily and maintain visibility for the Finance Director
- Develop and maintain KPI dashboards, ensuring data quality and operational relevance
- Lead the finance team on a day-to-day basis, managing workload, quality, and development of junior and supervisory staff
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Key Requirements:
- Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)
- Significant experience in a financial controller or senior finance role, with full ownership of month-end and management accounts
- Strong knowledge of financial controls, audit processes, and statutory reporting
- Advanced Excel and reporting capability, with experience of ERP and BI tools as well as system improvements
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of margin, cash flow, and business performance drivers
- Highly organized and able to operate under pressure to tight reporting deadlines
- An entrepreneurial approach and a can-do attitude
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Vertex Associates Limited acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Vertex Associates is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications, and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose, and store your personal data: vertexassociates.co.uk/privacy-policy/
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