At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the finance function, manage reporting, and support strategic decision-making.
- Company: Join a growing specialist services business with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, 25 days holiday, and hybrid working.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with potential for career progression.
- Why this job: Make a genuine impact in a senior finance role with growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant with experience in senior finance roles.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 75000 £ per year.
Hybrid working - typically one day per week in the office. Rutherford Briant are recruiting for a Financial Controller to join a growing, specialist services business with a strong reputation in its sector and a broad UK and international customer base.
This is a senior finance role within a commercially active, multi-site organisation where no two weeks are likely to look exactly the same. The business operates across several specialist markets and has a mix of operational, project-led and people-focused revenue streams, creating a varied and interesting environment for an experienced finance professional.
The role would suit a qualified accountant who enjoys combining strong financial control with commercial insight, team leadership and close involvement with senior stakeholders. You will take ownership of the finance function day to day, while also playing an important role in improving reporting, strengthening controls and supporting future growth.
There is also a clear longer-term opportunity attached to the role, with the successful candidate expected to have the potential to progress into a broader finance leadership position as part of the company's succession planning.
Key Responsibilities- Leading the finance function and supporting the development of a small team
- Producing accurate monthly management accounts, including balance sheet reviews, reconciliations and meaningful commentary
- Providing financial insight and reporting to support senior leadership and board-level decision making
- Managing budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning
- Acting as a finance business partner to operational and commercial teams
- Maintaining strong financial controls, governance and compliance processes
- Supporting statutory reporting, audit preparation and year-end activity
- Overseeing financial processes linked to complex payroll arrangements
- Improving reporting, systems and processes to create better visibility and efficiency
- Supporting projects, financial modelling and commercial decision making
- Helping ensure the finance function is structured effectively for future growth
- Taking responsibility for IT and systems oversight from a finance and operational control perspective
- A fully qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA
- Experienced in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar senior finance role
- Confident managing month-end reporting, controls, budgeting and forecasting
- Comfortable working in a hands-on role within an SME or mid-market environment
- Able to lead, coach and develop finance team members
- Commercially minded, with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders
- Strong technically, but also practical and business-focused
- Highly organised and comfortable managing deadlines
- Confident with Excel, reporting tools and finance systems
- Experienced in payroll-related finance processes, ideally in a more complex environment
- Exposure to multi-site, international, project-led or service-based businesses would be helpful, but is not essential. Experience improving systems, reporting or finance processes would also be highly relevant.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants a senior, visible finance role in a business where they can make a genuine impact. The hybrid working is also highly attractive, with the expectation that most weeks will only require one day in the office, alongside occasional management meetings or business-critical activity.
Package£70,000 - £75,000 basic salary
Bonus
25 days holiday plus
Financial Controller - Hybrid employer: Rutherford Briant
Rutherford Briant is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work environment for finance professionals. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, the company provides clear pathways for advancement into leadership roles, all while promoting a hybrid working model that allows for flexibility and work-life balance. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture, competitive salary packages, and the opportunity to make a significant impact within a growing, multi-site organisation.
