Financial Controller in Kennington

Financial ControllerSalary: 80,000 to 110,000 plus discretionary bonusLocation: Mayfair, LondonWorking arrangement: Hybrid, three days per week in the officeJob type: PermanentMFK Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a rapidly growing energy technology business to recruit a Financial Controller.This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who is ready to become the number-one finance person within a scaling business.
All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.
It is not a role for someone who simply wants to maintain an established finance function.
The successful candidate will be given genuine ownership, work closely with the CEO and leadership team, and build the finance capability required to support the company's continued growth.The company is a licensed electricity supplier with its own software platform.
It supplies and trades power, manages a portfolio of embedded generation sites and develops the technology that supports its operations. The business currently benefits from the support of an external finance function.
Over an initial transition period, responsibility will move across to the successful candidate, who will become fully responsible for finance and, as the company grows, recruit and develop an internal team.The roleThis will be a broad, hands-on position with significant responsibility and direct exposure to the CEO.
You will take ownership of cashflow, payments, management information, budgeting, forecasting, audit coordination, statutory reporting and finance-related regulatory returns.A major early priority will be supporting the company's transition to a modern, AI-enabled accounting platform.
The company is a technology-first business, so the successful candidate must be genuinely excited by the opportunity to use AI, automation and better data to create a lean, scalable and highly effective finance function.The role may suit a Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller who has built strong foundations across core finance and is now ready to take a significant step forward.
You do not need to have spent many years operating as a Financial Controller, but you must have the technical grounding, confidence and entrepreneurial mindset to take ownership of a growing function.Key responsibilitiesBuilding and maintaining detailed short and medium-term cashflow forecasts that reflect how cash moves through the energy marketManaging working capital, liquidity, credit cover and collateral across relevant industry counterpartiesOwning the