Financial Controller

Financial Controller Chesterfield Region (office based) £70,000 - £85,000 + benefits

The Opportunity

This is a role for an ambitious, assertive and confident qualified accountant looking to be part of a growth journey.

You are joining a business that is growing at an exceptional rate - reporting to the Group FD as 'number 2 in finance'.

It's a really broad remit - managing a team of 5 across finance. There is major scope for progression and development and a clear route to becoming FD for one of the businesses / divisions within the group.

There is a lot going on. Lots of investment, lots of expansion plans. You need to be someone who will enjoy being part of a modern-thinking leadership team where the focus is on continuous improvement and growth.

It's a vibrant office setting and you need to be a confident communicator with commercial acumen and a natural interest in business.

It's an incredible role for an ambitious Finance Manager / FC - working for an approachable, capable and down to earth mentor (Group FD).

You'll be getting stuck into budgeting, forecasting, business planning, added value analysis, potential M&A and diligence work, process improvement, MI pack it will equip you with such a valuable toolkit and range of experience.

Required:

• CIMA, ACCA or ACA ideally.
• High level of ambition, natural curiosity and drive.
• A calm and enthusiastic approach to understanding the levers of success and drivers of growth in the business.
• Outstanding analytical / Excel skills.
• Natural problem solving ability.
• Confident communication skills and ability to work with / influence director level colleagues / board room directors / investors.
• Solid core accounting skills - you are likely operating at Group Finance Manager / or FC level currently within a reasonably complex business.
• Ability to coach more junior members of the finance team (working in transactional finance / core management accounting roles).

Apply now

If you are an ambitious FC who has qualified in the last few years and now looking for a broad and interesting new challenge we would welcome the chance to speak.

Click 'apply now' or contact our team for a confidential chat.