NSTR LIMITED

Finance Controller - Blackburn Location: Blackburn / Hybrid Position Type: Permanent, Full-time Finance Controller Industry: Accountancy Practice / Business Advisory Salary: £70,000-£85,000, depending on experience and qualification About the Role We're representing a leading, PE-backed but operationally independent business advisory firm with offices across Lancashire and Manchester. They are looking to appoint an experienced Finance Controller to take a senior leadership role overseeing the firm's financial strategy, performance and governance. Working closely with the CEO, Board and wider leadership team, you will provide strategic financial insight to support growth, profitability and the long-term sustainability of the business. The role combines hands-on financial leadership with commercial responsibility, with a particular focus on management reporting, forecasting, budgeting, financial systems, performance improvement and supporting wider business decisions. Key Responsibilities Act as a strategic finance business partner to the CEO, providing insight, recommendations and commercial support Represent Finance at monthly site Partner meetings and maintain a strong presence across the firm's offices Communicate financial performance and activity effectively to the wider Partner team Lead, manage and develop the Finance team Own the monthly management accounts and associated management information Lead quarterly reforecasting and the annual budgeting process Identify and implement improvements across WIP and debt management Lead local M&A activity, including due diligence and integration Support the implementation and continuous improvement of finance systems and processes Provide commercial financial support across the wider Group Identify financial and business risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies Monitor market and business risks Establish and measure Group KPIs Review and present the monthly Board Pack Maintain and distribute the monthly flash report Own WIP, utilisation and fee analysis and provide reporting to Partners Manage the monthly reforecast model in conjunction with FP&A Manage loan notes and associated financial responsibilities Ideal Candidate Profile ACA or ACCA qualified Previous experience in a senior financial management or Financial Controller position Strong commercial and strategic finance experience Experience producing management accounts, forecasts, budgets and financial reporting Strong understanding of financial performance and KPI reporting Experience leading and developing a finance team Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel Experience using cloud-based accounting systems, particularly Xero Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify and manage business risks Excellent written and verbal communication skills High level of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality Highly organised with excellent attention to detail Able to work independently while also operating effectively as part of a wider leadership team Strong project and resource management skills Committed to ongoing professional development Benefits & Perks Salary of £70,000-£85,000 , depending on experience Hybrid working 33 days' holiday including Bank Holidays Pension with salary sacrifice option Employee referral bonus Varied learning and development opportunities Support for professional qualifications and career development Simplyhealth benefits YOLO Wellbeing programme Electric car scheme and onsite electric vehicle charging Cycle2Work scheme Free independent mortgage advice Regular social events and firmwide activities Client referral scheme Opportunity to join an established and growing firm with over 95 years of history

NSTR is exclusively working with an iconic Advisory firm in London as they look to grow their team at Senior Manager and Director level. Working across a range of sectors with leading PE houses and corporates Very positive working environment - double digit revenue growth year on year makes for a happy office! Minimal internal red tape, and no audit practice Good balanced team, not top heavy, clear progression pathway (happy to show interested candidates the evidence of this!) Strong comp and consistently good bonus numbers We are looking to speak with FDD professionals from Big 4 and boutique teams who find the points above compelling.

NSTR is currently working with an award winning, fast-growth, Private Equity backed accounting and business advisory firm. They are looking to hire someone in the Glasgow office at the M&A Executive/Assistant Manager level in order to help with the increased deal flow they are seeing since the beginning of 2026. With multiple offices across the UK, they utilise a collaborative national advisory network that blends local insight with broad technical expertise. They are currently going through a massive stage of growth, hiring across a number of their offices and building out their M&A footprint across the regions and in Scotland. They are looking for recently qualified (ACA/ACCA/ICAS) candidates, either making their first move from Audit into M&A or someone with prior Deal experience.