Financial Controller

About the Business

A fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing, acquisitive professional services business based in Solihull as a Financial Controller, paying £75,000 – £82,000 per annum. Leading the Management Accounts team, you’ll take real ownership of financial reporting across a range of products and services, working closely with a supportive Finance Director in a business that continues to scale quickly through acquisition.

Main Duties:

As a Financial Controller, your main duties include:

Leading, coaching and developing a team of Finance Managers and Assistant Management Accountants, building capability and supporting succession planning

Owning the month-end and year-end close process, setting the reporting timetable and coordinating deliverables across the team

Reviewing monthly management accounts across multiple product lines and business units, ensuring accuracy, completeness and on-time delivery

Partnering with the FP&A team on monthly variance analysis against budget and prior periods, proactively investigating and resolving issues with department heads

Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations prepared by the team, ensuring risks and issues are identified and cleared down

Documenting and continuously improving accounting processes, procedures and controls

Supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses into group reporting and finance processes

Contributing to statutory and financial accounting activity, including supporting the year-end external audit

Assisting with corporation tax submissions and R&D tax credit claims

Supporting budgeting, forecasting and ad-hoc financial analysis alongside the FP&A team

Championing the effective use of finance systems, including driving ERP and process improvements and the adoption of AI within the team

Location / Office / Culture

The role is hybrid, based at the company’s head office in Solihull, with the flexibility to work from home part of the week. This is a rapidly expanding, forward-thinking business that genuinely invests in its people and champions agile working.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified accountant — essential

Proven experience managing, developing and motivating a finance team — essential

Previous experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or senior Management Accounts role

Strong Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems

Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders

Experience working with acquisitions is beneficial but not essential

Why Join the Business

Private healthcare

Excellent manager and genuine progression opportunities

Join a growing, acquisitive business on a strong growth trajectory

Permanent role with real influence over reporting and controls

Supportive, forward-thinking culture that invests in its people

About Us

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