ELIQUO HYDROK UK
Financial Controller
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About the Role
Lead the Finance team to deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting.
The Financial Controller is responsible for leading the financial control, reporting, compliance, accounting, and payroll activities of the business. The role ensures the delivery of accurate and timely financial information, robust internal controls, effective cash management, and statutory compliance.
A key responsibility of the role is the management of long-term contract accounting under IFRS 15, ensuring revenue, costs, contract assets, contract liabilities, and project profitability are recognized and reported accurately throughout the lifecycle of engineering and manufacturing projects.
The Financial Controller will act as a trusted business partner to operational, commercial, and project management teams, providing financial insight that supports profitable growth, effective risk management, and improved business performance.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Prepare monthly management accounts, board reports, financial analysis, and parent group reporting returns.
- Lead the team, and influence the wider business, through Finance change projects including use of the D365 ERP system and other ICT solutions with appropriate controls.
- Own the accounting policy and treatment of long-term contracts in accordance with IFRS 15.
- Monitor project budgets, forecast costs to complete, and contract profitability.
- Manage cash flow forecasting and liquidity reporting.
- Partner with project managers, commercial managers, and operational leadership teams.
- Monitor debtor collections, supplier payments, and working capital performance.
- Lead monthly contract financial reviews with project managers and commercial teams.
- Ensure adequate documentation supporting revenue recognition judgments and audit requirements.
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Who we are looking for:
- ACCA, ACA, or CIMA fully qualified with PQE experience.
- A minimum of eight years’ experience working at a senior level in financial control within a manufacturing, engineering, or project-based business.
- IFRS knowledge and experience advantageous.
- Project accounting and experience advantageous.
- Experience of Tax, CIS, and corporate reporting returns.
- Experience of ERP systems for financial control, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Strong communication skills, highly literate, and numerate.
- Experience of leading a Finance team through an efficient month-end, and full audit process.
- Experience of managing cash flow and banking.
- Experience supervising a Payroll Manager is advantageous.
About us
ELIQUO HYDROK is an award-winning, established, and growing, market leader. We provide water treatment solutions that keep seas and rivers clean and drinking water safe. From flood water management to sewage filtration systems, we provide innovative, environmentally considerate, cost-effective, and practical solutions to municipal water companies.
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We’re passionate about our people, offering a range of benefits to our valued employees, including hybrid working and a Medicash healthcare plan. You will be part of a team of 180+ colleagues delivering high-quality, essential services underpinning water infrastructure and environmental improvement across the UK.
Inclusion & Diversity
At Eliquo Hydrok, we are committed to fostering a culture of Fairness, Inclusion, and Respect across all areas of our business. We actively promote equality and diversity, and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind - whether based on gender, race, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or employment status. Our goal is to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, feels respected, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential. To support fairness in our recruitment process, we ask all applicants to complete an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) survey after applying. This helps us monitor and improve our practices, ensuring equal access to opportunities for everyone.
Benefits
- Flexible/hybrid working options available
- Medicash Health Plan
- Company Pension
- Sick Pay
- On-site parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Company Events
- Appraisal and Personal Development programme
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