Financial Controller
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Salary: £55,000–£70,000 DOE
Location: South Lanarkshire
Permanent | Full-time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Financial Controller to join a successful, growing SME at an important stage of its development.
The business is scaling and is looking for a commercially minded, hands-on finance professional who can take ownership of the finance function, strengthen financial controls and provide senior leadership with the insight required to support continued growth.
This role would particularly suit someone who has worked within a small to medium-sized, owner-managed or scaling business, where they have been responsible for the full breadth of finance rather than one individual area.
The Role
Reporting into senior leadership, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day financial management of the business while helping develop the processes, controls and reporting required to support future growth.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Preparation and oversight of monthly management accounts and financial reporting
- Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
- Cashflow forecasting, working capital and liquidity management
- Managing payroll and associated financial processes
- VAT returns, tax requirements and HMRC compliance
- Maintaining robust financial controls and identifying opportunities to improve existing processes
- Supporting statutory accounts and coordinating with external accountants and auditors
- Providing accurate and commercially useful financial information to senior leadership
- Managing and developing the finance team
- Supporting wider operational finance requirements, including areas such as company cars, expenses and procurement
- Improving systems and processes as the organisation xgikmsk continues to scale
- Providing financial insight to support commercial and strategic decision-making
About You
We are looking for an experienced finance professional who is comfortable combining Financial Controller-level responsibility with the hands-on requirements of an SME environment.
You will ideally have:
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional accounting qualification
- Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Head of Finance or similar
- Strong experience working within a growing SME, ideally within a business with turnover be...
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