Role: Financial Controller
Location: Preston
Salary: £50-60k
We're looking for a highly skilled Financial Controller who thrives on accuracy, consistency, and control. You'll take full ownership of our multi-entity month-end close process ensuring high levels of compliance and delivering timely, accurate financial reporting that leadership can trust. In addition, you will have opportunities to become a partner to the business beyond compliance and reporting, working closely with the Group CFO.
Key Responsibilities of Financial Controller;
· Lead day-to-day finance operations across invoicing, accounts payable, and accounts receivable, managing both internal staff and external partners.
· Take full ownership of finance processes and controls, including balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions, inventory coding/pricing/valuation, purchase order matching, and supplier payments.
· Deliver accurate, timely month-end close of consolidated financial statements, with continuous improvement and full documentation of close processes.
· Manage tax compliance and filings, ensuring timely payments and up-to-date records (in conjunction with external partners where applicable).
· Coordinate and lead external audits, ensuring preparedness, accurate reporting, and minimal post-audit adjustments.
· Partner with the Group CFO to deliver clear, actionable financial insights and reporting to group leadership and stakeholders.
Qualifications/Experience needed for Financial Controller;
· Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA etc.) with strong technical knowledge.
· Legal right to work in the UK without visa or work-permit sponsorship.
· 3-5 years' experience as a Financial Controller, or Senior Finance Manager within a multi-entity environment. Highly motivated candidates, with strong experience, looking to make a step up to Financial Controller would also be considered.
· Good understanding of tax compliance in the UK.
· Demonstrated expertise in managing month-end and year-end close processes (including booking journals) for multi-entity or consolidated accounts.
· Strong working knowledge of accounting systems and software.
· Track record of proactively generating, analysing and interpreting data to support financial accuracy and insight.
· Experience in payroll processing and oversight.
If you feel the above Financial Controller specification matches your professional background, click apply