At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial operations and ensure accurate reporting while driving process improvements.
- Company: A forward-thinking consultancy focused on engineering excellence and empowering people.
- Benefits: Flexible working, mentorship from leaders, and a strong focus on wellbeing.
- Other info: Join a supportive team culture that prioritises mental health and work-life balance.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a growing company while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Qualified ACCA or ACA with experience in management accounting and financial controls.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
We are a new generation consultancy based across the UK and EU, founded on the premises of engineering excellence and empowering people to make an impact. We work with all modern tech stacks and typically run agile scrum on all our projects.
This is a brilliant opportunity for a hands-on Financial Controller to take real ownership of the finance function, working closely with the CFO and playing a central role in the company's next chapter of growth. You'll be responsible for the full financial operations of the business from month-end close and multi-entity consolidation to treasury management and internal reporting. As the business grows, you'll be the person keeping the financial engine running accurately and efficiently.
Core Responsibilities- Leading month-end and year-end close processes
- Produce accurate management accounts pack for CFO review, including re-forecasts
- Managing multi-entity consolidation reporting across UK and EU subsidiaries
- Maintain the 3 statement forecast model
- Maintain balance sheet integrity and reconciliations
- Finalisation of year end trial balances and supporting schedules for statutory accounts preparation
- Ensure strong financial controls and accounting accuracy
- Supporting the budgeting and forecasting processes
- Preparation of the annual audit files and be the main point of contact for the Audit In-Charge
- Manage audit process and statutory reporting
- Oversee VAT, payroll and corporation tax compliance
- Manage the annual R&D tax credit submissions
- Ensure adherence to accounting standards and internal policies
- Support governance and risk management processes
- Maintaining rolling 13-week cashflow forecasts
- Managing multi-currency accounts (GBP, USD, EUR) and FX risk
- Oversee debtor, creditor and payment controls
- Work with the CFO to improve working capital management and financial discipline
- Oversee day-to-day finance operations
- Oversee AP/AR, and transactional finance processes
- Improve efficiency, automation and process consistency
- Maintain finance systems and reporting infrastructure
- Identifying and driving process improvements across financial systems, including the use of AI tooling
- Support scalable finance operations as the business grows
- Qualified ACCA or ACA from an audit background with at least 2 years+ experience in a B2B industry
- Solid grounding in management accounting, multi-currency consolidation, and financial controls
- Thorough knowledge of UK accounting standards
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Excellent time-management and multitasking abilities
- A need for confidentiality, honesty and integrity
- Ability to spot areas for improvement with an aim for simplifying financial information
- Opportunity to develop your career within a growing, specialist consultancy
- Close mentorship and support from the CFO and senior leaders
- Flexible working model with autonomy, trust, and room to grow
We will always see you as a human being and will do our very best to support your needs and wellbeing – well-designed co-working and collaboration spaces, remote working patterns that work for you, parenting leave, sabbaticals and ability to work on personal projects. We believe that a gelled team is worth its weight in gold – we will do everything we can to avoid breaking well-performing teams. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our employees. To fulfil this promise, we provide a comprehensive employee wellbeing program that includes mental health support, flexible working arrangements, wellness activities, and a positive work culture.
Financial Controller employer: The Dot Collective
As a forward-thinking consultancy, we prioritise the wellbeing and growth of our employees, offering a supportive work culture that values collaboration and innovation. With flexible working arrangements, comprehensive wellbeing programs, and opportunities to engage in meaningful projects, our Data Analysts can thrive in an environment that fosters both personal and professional development. Join us in a dynamic setting where your passion for data can truly make an impact.