Salary:
£75000 - £85000
Location:
London
Contract Type:
Permanent
Financial Controller
Salary: £75,000 – £85,000
Location: London (Monday – Friday in office)
Financial Controller
Salary: £75,000 – £85,000
Location: London (Monday – Friday in office)
We’re recruiting a Financial Controller for a well-established Construction company, based in London. This is a senior leadership position within the finance function, playing a pivotal role in financial reporting, controls, governance, and business partnering across the wider business.
This role suits someone who enjoys combining strong technical accounting with operational oversight and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
The Role As Financial Controller, you will be responsible for ensuring robust financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting senior leadership with insight and decision-making. You’ll take ownership of finance processes end-to-end, driving continuous improvement and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice governance.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Control
1. Identify and resolve accounting and control issues across the business
2. Oversee finance transactions and consolidation processes to ensure accuracy and compliance
3. Lead and continuously improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting standards
4. Act as system administrator for financial software, maintaining structure and integrity
5. Manage audit relationships, acting as the main point of contact for internal/external auditors
6. Ensure robust month-end / period-end processes including reconciliations and control reviews
Reporting & Business Partnering
7. Lead internal and external reporting requirements
8. Own overhead budgeting, rolling forecasts and cashflow forecasting
9. Provide clear financial insight and guidance to senior leadership
10. Interpret and communicate complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders
11. Produce reports and financial presentation materials for leadership meetings
Leadership & Wider Support
12. Support and deputise for the HR/Finance Director where required
13. Help manage finance team resourcing requirements and cover planning
14. Support with company secretarial / governance responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
Essential
15. Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
16. Significant post-qualification experience
17. Experience within the Construction industry
18. Strong experience in statutory reporting, planning/forecasting and controls
19. Confident communicator, able to present financial information clearly to non-finance teams
20. Proven experience managing a small finance team
21. Strong attention to detail and ability to improve processes
Desirable
22. Experience with Sage 200 Professional Accounting software
23. Knowledge of Eque2