Financial Controller

Iconic Resourcing are delighted to be retained by a PE-backed, multi-site engineering and industrial services business operating across the UK. Trading strongly, well-funded, and with an ambitious growth plan - this is a business entering a genuine step-change phase. A major systems project is underway to bring together the group's accounting platform and its field service/job management ERP, with implementation required by year-end - and this role will lead that project.

Initially, around 70% of your time will be spent driving the systems implementation, before transitioning into full ownership of day-to-day finance. You'll manage a finance team of around 10, report directly to the CFO, and get direct exposure to senior leadership and investors, including presenting to stakeholders and visiting sites across the group.

• Systems Implementation (initial focus)
• Lead the rollout of the group's field service and job management ERP system, including configuration, data migration, testing, and training.
• Build and manage integration between the ERP and accounting platforms, ensuring clean, reconciled data flows across invoicing, purchase orders, job costs, and ledger postings.
• Establish reconciliation routines and controls between operational and financial systems.
• Work with branch and operational leaders to embed consistent processes across all sites.
• Own the month-end close process end-to-end, including accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet substantiation.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with variance commentary.
• Prepare year-end files and manage the external audit process through to signed accounts.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls across all entities.
• Job Costing & WIP
• Oversee job costing across live contracts, ensuring labour, materials, and subcontract costs are accurately captured.
• Manage the WIP position, including revenue recognition, valuation, and provisioning for loss-making jobs.
• Review job margins with operational and commercial teams, flagging cost overruns early.
• Reconcile applications, certifications, and retentions on contract work.
• Cash & Business Partnering
• Build out cashflow forecasting and continual forecasting processes.
• Manage working capital, debtor management, and supplier payment planning.
• Manage and develop the wider finance team.
• Act as a trusted business partner to branch and operational managers, presenting to and challenging senior stakeholders where needed.

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Proven experience delivering a finance/ERP systems implementation or major systems change project.
• Strong technical accounting background - month-end close, multi-entity consolidation, balance sheet ownership.
• Experience working to project milestones and task-based objectives.
• Confidence presenting to and challenging senior stakeholders.
• Job costing or WIP experience is advantageous but not essential.

Iconic Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be treated as such. We act as both an employment business and an employment agency.