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Financial Controller
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About the Role
Our client is a successful, family-owned business supplying equipment and maintenance services to customers across the UK. With a £6m turnover and a nationwide network of highly trained engineers, they help clients stay energy efficient and compliant with legislation. Strong customer service has driven steady growth, a move to larger premises, a bigger workforce and investment in new systems.
Finance is currently handled by an external accountant, and the business now wants to bring it in house. They have created a new Financial Controller role, reporting directly to the owners and working closely with the senior management team.
This is a hands-on, wide-ranging role with real influence. You’ll own the finance function end to end, shape business decisions and help set the company’s future direction. The owners see this as a long-term appointment, with a clear path to Finance Director within around two years.
What You’ll Get
- Salary of £50,000 – £60,000, with ongoing salary growth
- A clear route to Finance Director within approximately two years
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5pm
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Genuine career development in a growing, entrepreneurial business
- An office-based role in modern, newly expanded premises, with a happy and ambitious team
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Bringing the finance function in house and developing and improving existing systems and reports
- Preparing monthly management accounts and running the month-end close
- Building detailed budgets and forecasts to support growth
- Introducing KPIs and providing clear analysis of business performance
- Ensuring accurate reporting on stock, labour and WIP
- Analysing customer and project profitability
- Maintaining robust financial controls and processes to minimise risk
- Overseeing sales and purchase ledger activity and payroll, supported by a small team
- Preparing year-end statutory accounts and liaising with HMRC, banks and other stakeholders
- Driving continuous improvement of Sage 200 and the job management software
- Leading commercial negotiations on leases, fleet, insurance and similar contracts
- Identifying cost savings and efficiency gains, and starting and delivering change projects that support the company’s strategy
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What We’re Looking For
- An experienced Accountant or Finance Manager ready to step up and make their mark
- Experience covering the full range of finance duties in an SME environment
- A high level of comfort with ERP systems; Sage 200 experience would be an advantage
- Strong Excel skills, including exporting and analysing data
- The ability to turn financial data into meaningful insight for non-finance managers
- Confidence to challenge constructively and juggle several improvement projects at once
- Ambition to grow into a Finance Director role
A rare chance to build a finance function from the ground up and grow into the FD seat of a thriving family business.
For a private and confidential conversation about this role, please contact Joanne Sizer at ALF Recruit.
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