Financial Controller, Swindon, Wiltshire
Amplifi Talent is partnering with an award-winning, locally owned, multi-site SME headquartered in Antrim, to recruit a suitably experienced Financial Controller on a permanent basis. With ambitious plans for growth, our client is seeking a hands-on finance professional to lead and manage the finance function with a focus on control, insight, and financial guidance & support.
Role Overview
As Financial Controller, you will be responsible for the end-to-end financial management of the business. You will support senior leadership with management accounts, financial reporting, budgeting, and cashflow management. This is a key hire as the business scales and professionalizes its finance operations. The role may suit a seasoned Finance Manager / Controller or an ambitious Management Accountant seeking career progression.
Key Responsibilities
1. Management Reporting & Analysis: Prepare and deliver monthly management accounts, analyze financial performance, and develop financial KPIs.
2. Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the budgeting process, manage departmental budgets, and build financial models for planning and scenario analysis.
3. Cashflow & Working Capital: Manage cashflow forecasting, monitor working capital, liaise with suppliers and customers, and optimize liquidity.
4. Financial Operations & Controls: Maintain internal controls, oversee finance operations (AP/AR, payroll, VAT), and coordinate with auditors.
5. Financial/Strategic Support: Support senior management with financial strategy, funding, investments, and commercial negotiations.
Person Specification
* Minimum 5 years of accounting experience, ideally in an SME environment.
* Proven experience in management accounts and budgeting.
* Strong cashflow management skills.
* Excellent Excel and financial modeling abilities.
* Proactive, hands-on, and commercially minded.
Desirable
* Experience in tech or related sectors.
* Familiarity with Sage or similar cloud-based accounting systems.
What We Offer
* Competitive salary and benefits.
* Flexible working arrangements (2 days WFH).
* Opportunity to shape the finance function in a growing company.
For further details, please contact Billy McCarthy at Amplifi Talent.
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