Financial Controller

Your new company

Hays are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a fast-growing, investor-backed organisation that has experienced significant growth over recent years and continues on an exciting scale-up journey. As the business evolves, they are seeking an ambitious and commercially minded FC to lead a small finance team whilst playing a key role in driving financial insight, operational decision-making and process improvement across the organisation. This is not a role for someone who wants to sit behind a spreadsheet all day. The successful candidate will enjoy building relationships across the business, spending time with operational teams and translating financial data into meaningful commercial insights that support growth.

Your new role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while helping to shape the future direction of finance as the business continues to scale. Leading a small finance team, you will oversee the production of monthly management accounts and statutory reporting, whilst maintaining responsibility for financial reporting, controls and ledger management. The role will also involve delivering insightful financial analysis to support key business decisions, alongside project accounting and performance analysis across a range of strategic initiatives. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management, while driving continuous improvement across finance processes, controls and reporting. Acting as a true business partner, you will build strong relationships with operational teams and serve as a key bridge between finance and the wider business, ensuring financial information provides meaningful commercial insight rather than simply reporting the numbers.

What you'll need to succeed

We are keen to speak with qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) who combine strong technical expertise with genuine commercial curiosity. The successful candidate will bring experience of leading or mentoring finance teams, alongside a strong grounding in financial and management reporting. You will enjoy getting under the skin of a business, understanding the operational drivers behind performance and using this knowledge to provide meaningful insight. We are looking for someone who is hands-on, pragmatic and comfortable operating within a growi...