Overview
This is a fully office‑based role, working closely with senior leadership and operational teams to ensure strong margin control, robust payroll oversight and high-quality financial reporting. The position is ideal for someone who enjoys being deeply involved in day‑to‑day operations while driving continuous improvement across finance processes.
Key Responsibilities
Payroll & Labour Cost Control
1. Oversee high‑volume payroll operations across weekly, fortnightly and monthly cycles.
2. Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance and efficient processing.
3. Monitor labour costs across contracts, regions and operational teams.
4. Produce regular labour cost analysis, variance reporting and margin insights.
5. Investigate anomalies such as overtime, excess hours and margin erosion.
6. Strengthen payroll approval workflows and internal controls.
7. Track labour performance against contract budgets and pricing assumptions.
Financial Reporting
8. Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports.
9. Provide clear insight into contract profitability and cost performance.
10. Maintain strong financial controls, reconciliations and audit readiness.
11. Lead year‑end processes and statutory reporting.
Finance Team Leadership
12. Manage and develop the finance team, including payroll, purchase ledger and credit control.
13. Drive efficiency, accountability and strong financial discipline across the department.
Fleet Cost Oversight
14. Oversee financial management of the company’s vehicle fleet.
15. Monitor leasing, fuel, insurance and maintenance costs.
16. Work with operations to ensure efficient utilisation and cost control.
Systems & Process Improvement
17. Identify opportunities to enhance financial systems, reporting and automation.
18. Strengthen operational financial processes across the business.
19. Support continuous improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate will be:
20. A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or an experienced Financial Controller.
21. Skilled in managing finance teams within operational, labour‑intensive businesses.
22. Experienced in high‑volume, multi‑cycle payroll environments.
23. Detail‑oriented with strong financial control discipline.
24. Confident working closely with operational leaders and challenging cost performance.
25. Commercially aware, proactive and comfortable in a fast‑growing environment.
26. Approachable, collaborative and able to build strong cross‑functional relationships.
Experience in facilities management, cleaning, logistics, retail, hospitality or similar hourly‑workforce sectors is advantageous.